North Korean imports from China dropped by about 90% between April and May this year, new data released by the China General Administration of Customs (GAC) shows, as Pyongyang warned Saturday that the country is undergoing a “food crisis.”
The DPRK officially imported just $2.7 million dollars worth of goods from China during May, down from an annual high of $28.78 million dollars worth in April. North Korean exports to China dropped from $1.85 million in April to $749,000 in May, the GAC data shows.
North Korean imports from China dropped by about 90% between April and May this year, new data released by the China General Administration of Customs (GAC) shows, as Pyongyang warned Saturday that the country is undergoing a “food crisis.”
The DPRK officially imported just $2.7 million dollars worth of goods from China during May, down from an annual high of $28.78 million dollars worth in April. North Korean exports to China dropped from $1.85 million in April to $749,000 in May, the GAC data shows.
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