Fortune (February 19)
2017/ 02/ 21 by jd in Global News
“China just took a big swing at North Korea’s economy.” By banning coal imports from North Korea for the remainder of 2017, China is stepping on its “financial lifeline.” Coal is North Korea’s “single largest export item.” The move “could help put international sanctions aimed at North Korea’s nuclear weapons efforts into fuller force.”
Tags: China, Coal imports, Economy, Exports, North Korea, Nuclear weapons, Sanctions