China’s reported exports of fuels and most oil products to North Korea remained at zero for the fourth month running in January, according to Beijing’s most recent trade numbers.

The January figures continue a trend which began following the passage of UN resolution 2375 in September last year, with the new restrictions adding caps on the amount of crude and refined oil member states can send to the DPRK.

But the apparent Chinese cut off goes further than resolutions require, which the new measures limiting refined product exports to North Korea at 2 million barrels