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Chinese state-owned firms linked to illicit North Korean network: report

Royal United Services Institute research reveals SOE connections to DPRK arms smuggling

A report published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Friday details the presence of Chinese state-owned firms within a web of entities, individuals and ships linked to a case of North Korean weapons smuggling in 2016.  

The report also focuses on a Chinese national named Li Anshan who, it says, appears to have been a central player in North Korea’s illicit shipping network.

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