As diplomacy with North Korea falls apart, the US focuses on calling out China



Analysis As diplomacy with North Korea falls apart, the US focuses on calling out China Washington is returning to its old playbook of treating North Korea like a subset of China policy, experts say Min Chao Choy December 3, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The White House Earlier this week, a senior U.S. State Department official slammed China for failing to enforce sanctions against North Korea, saying that there’s “no excuse for Beijing’s failures.” In the process, Alex Wong, deputy assistant secretary for North Korea, divulged new details on how China illegally hosts thousands of DPRK workers and fails to stop North Korea-controlled ships from smuggling coal to Chinese buyers. Earlier this week, a senior U.S. State Department official slammed China for failing to enforce sanctions against North Korea, saying that there’s “no excuse for Beijing’s failures.” In the process, Alex Wong, deputy assistant secretary for North Korea, divulged new details on how China illegally hosts thousands of DPRK workers and fails to stop North Korea-controlled ships from smuggling coal to Chinese buyers. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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As diplomacy with North Korea falls apart, the US focuses on calling out China

Washington is returning to its old playbook of treating North Korea like a subset of China policy, experts say

Min Chao Choy December 3, 2020

As diplomacy with North Korea falls apart, the US focuses on calling out China

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Earlier this week, a senior U.S. State Department official slammed China for failing to enforce sanctions against North Korea, saying that there’s “no excuse for Beijing’s failures.”

In the process, Alex Wong, deputy assistant secretary for North Korea, divulged new details on how China illegally hosts thousands of DPRK workers and fails to stop North Korea-controlled ships from smuggling coal to Chinese buyers.

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