caption: Pedestrians walk by a statue of former Chinese leader <PERSON> outside the railway station in the Chinese city of Dandong bordering North Korea in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Over the past few decades, North Korea has receded into irrelevance as the contrast with China has grown starker. Many Chinese now regard North Korea as a curious relic of the past, and Dandong does a roaring trade in tourism centered on China's neighbour across the water. (AP Photo/ <PERSON>)
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