China bolsters defences on North Korean border amid tensions over nuclear program

China has been building up its defences along its border with North Korea, a report says, amid tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. Beijing has established a new border brigade, built bunkers to protect civilians against nuclear blasts, and set up 24-hour surveillance along its frontier, the Wall Street Journal said. China has also realigned its forces in the country’s northeast, added the report, which cites Chinese military and government websites and Chinese and foreign ex