The value of North Korean-China trade hit $2.2 billion last year, official data shows, finishing on a high note with the strongest month for exchange in December.
But the 2024 total fell short of the $2.3 billion recorded the previous year and the $2.8 billion posted at the pre-pandemic peak in 2019, according to China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC).
The value of North Korean-China trade hit $2.2 billion last year, official data shows, finishing on a high note with the strongest month for exchange in December.
But the 2024 total fell short of the $2.3 billion recorded the previous year and the $2.8 billion posted at the pre-pandemic peak in 2019, according to China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC).
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