China’s imports from North Korea plunged 88.7 percent from a year earlier in the first half of 2018 against the backdrop of U. N. sanctions aimed at prevent
BEIJING – China’s imports from North Korea plunged 88.7 percent from a year earlier in the first half of 2018 against the backdrop of U. N. sanctions aimed at preventing Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development, the government said Friday.
China’s imports from North Korea totaled 690 million yuan (about $103 million) during the six months from January, data released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs showed. Imports fell for the 10th straight month in June on a single-month basis.
Late last year, China, North Korea’s main economic lifeline, bolstered sanctions against Pyongyang under U.
