P resident Donald Trump, other U.S. officials and our allies urged China to be more cooperative in enforcing sanctions against North Korea because of the latter’s continued testing of missiles. It …
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President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials and our allies urged China to be more cooperative in enforcing sanctions against North Korea because of the latter’s continued testing of missiles. It has paid off.China announced it will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea as part of the United Nations’ sanctions imposed to stop the North’s nuclear weapons and missile program. The ban on imports will last until the end of the year.This move by China should have a major impact on North Korea, which will be losing one of its main sources of foreign currency, according to The New York Times. Coal has amounted to 34 to 40 percent of North Korean exports, all of which were shipped to China.The ban came six days after the North Korean test of a ballistic missile that the U.S. Security Council condemned as a violation of its resolution that prohibited the country from developing and testing ballistic missile technology.Without China’s backing, North Korea’s capabilities are limited as far as military strength is concerned.The move by China is as heartening as it is welcomed.
