China has announced a complete suspension of coal imports from North Korea in its latest effort to fully comply with the United Nation’s (UN) sanctions. The move is seen as a retaliatory measure against Pyongyang’s latest missile test that was carried out earlier this week.
China has announced a complete suspension of coal imports from North Korea in its latest effort to fully comply with the United Nation’s (UN) sanctions. The move is seen as a retaliatory measure against Pyongyang’s latest missile test that was carried out earlier this week.
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The coal suspension will become effective from Feb 19 and will last until Dec. 31, China’s Ministry of Commerce said on its website. However, the ministry was tight-lipped over reports that it has started rejecting coal shipments from North Korea, with South Korean news agency reporting that China last week rejected coal shipment worth around $1 million.
This is not the first time that China has ordered a temporary import ban on North Korea’s coal. In December last year, Beijing imposed a three-week import ban on all coal shipments arriving from the neighboring communist nation.
