Protests have been taking place in towns along the China-North Korea border following Beijing's abrupt implementation of new United Nations sanctions prohibiting the export of seafood, among other commodities, from the DPRK.
Beijing's August 15 abrupt announcement that it would begin implementation of the sanctions, which were announced on August 5 following two North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests, appears to have triggered the discontent.
Protests have been taking place in towns along the China-North Korea border following Beijing's abrupt implementation of new United Nations sanctions prohibiting the export of seafood, among other commodities, from the DPRK.
Beijing's August 15 abrupt announcement that it would begin implementation of the sanctions, which were announced on August 5 following two North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests, appears to have triggered the discontent.
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