China suspends North Korean coal imports, striking at regime's financial lifeline

[Spike]

Cutting ties? or sending the Norks insane enough to attack?


BEIJING — China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea until the end of the year, the Commerce Ministry announced Saturday, in a surprise move that would cut off a major financial lifeline for Pyongyang and significantly enhance the effectiveness of U.N. sanctions.

Coal is North Korea’s largest export item, and also China’s greatest point of leverage over the regime.

The ministry said the ban would come into force Sunday and be effective until Dec. 31.

China said the move was designed to implement November’s United Nations Security Council resolution that tightened sanctions against the regime in the wake of its last nuclear test. But experts said the move also reflected Beijing’s deep frustration with North Korea over its recent missile test and the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half brother in Malaysia.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...m_term=.3f17f9041126&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1

 

[BLITZ]

******* trump

 

[Stewey]

Cutting ties? or sending the Norks insane enough to attack?


BEIJING — China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea until the end of the year, the Commerce Ministry announced Saturday, in a surprise move that would cut off a major financial lifeline for Pyongyang and significantly enhance the effectiveness of U.N. sanctions.

Coal is North Korea’s largest export item, and also China’s greatest point of leverage over the regime.

The ministry said the ban would come into force Sunday and be effective until Dec. 31.

China said the move was designed to implement November’s United Nations Security Council resolution that tightened sanctions against the regime in the wake of its last nuclear test. But experts said the move also reflected Beijing’s deep frustration with North Korea over its recent missile test and the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half brother in Malaysia.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...m_term=.3f17f9041126&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1

Another one to add to the Trump Effect!
Stock Market surging,
Ford and GM keeping plants in the US.
And now China taking the position of the U.S toward N. Korea.

 

[Elfiero]

Another one to add to the Trump Effect!
Stock Market surging,
Ford and GM keeping plants in the US.
And now China taking the position of the U.S toward N. Korea.

And you think Trump actually had anything to do with those things or are you just trying to sell it to the other deplorables?

Since we're in fantasy land mode don't forget the Obama job report that the Abuser in Chief is now taking credit for as well.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

And you think Trump actually had anything to do with those things or are you just trying to sell it to the other deplorables?

We don't really know yet but obviously it's more important for China to supply Walmart and Harbor Freight than it is to support NK. They can buy coal elsewhere but don't have a lot of options for places to sell their ****. Trump aside, the NK's acting up makes China look bad and they know it.

 

[Stewey]

And you think Trump actually had anything to do with those things or are you just trying to sell it to the other deplorables?

I didn't say Trump was responsible or to be given credit you moron.

What does the word EFFECT mean to you?


To bad the Trump effect didn't cause libtards like you to leave the country in droves like you promised.

 

[Steelr4evr]

I didn't say Trump was responsible or to be given credit you moron.

What does the word EFFECT mean to you?


To bad the Trump effect didn't cause libtards like you to leave the country in droves like you promised.

Man that'd be grand.

 

[21STEELERS21]

The US needs China to reign in and possibly over throw North Korea, that is why we can't be starting trade wars and
getting on their bad side.

 

[IndySteel]

The US needs China to reign in and possibly over throw North Korea, that is why we can't be starting trade wars and
getting on their bad side.

Spoken like a true puss.

 

[deljzc]

If it wasn't because of Trump, why didn't this happen last year under Obama?

Sounds like a win to me.

Keep it up President Trump. I like the way things are going.