U.S. State Department says Chinese crude still flowing to North Korea



News U.S. State Department says Chinese crude still flowing to North Korea Fact sheet says 4 million barrels cross the border each year Leo Byrne September 13, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Courtenay Bay - Saint John NB 2015 by chris toe pher on 2015-02-28 00:59:43 A fact sheet compiled by the United States and released in tandem with the most recent UN resolution on North Korea this week claims China continues to export crude oil to North Korea. The Resolution 2375 State Department fact sheet contrasts with Beijing’s own trade figures, which have not shown any shipments of crude oil to North Korea since late 2013. “North Korea currently receives a total of about 8.5 million barrels of oil/petroleum: 4.5 million in refined form and 4 million in crude form,” it reads. Despite the disappearance of crude oil from Beijing’s Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 02Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 03Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 04How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 05New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 06How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 07What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 08What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 09If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 10North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses

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U.S. State Department says Chinese crude still flowing to North Korea

Fact sheet says 4 million barrels cross the border each year

Leo Byrne September 13, 2017

U.S. State Department says Chinese crude still flowing to North Korea

Courtenay Bay - Saint John NB 2015 by chris toe pher on 2015-02-28 00:59:43

A fact sheet compiled by the United States and released in tandem with the most recent UN resolution on North Korea this week claims China continues to export crude oil to North Korea.

The Resolution 2375 State Department fact sheet contrasts with Beijing’s own trade figures, which have not shown any shipments of crude oil to North Korea since late 2013.

“North Korea currently receives a total of about 8.5 million barrels of oil/petroleum: 4.5 million in refined form and 4 million in crude form,” it reads.

Despite the disappearance of crude oil from Beijing’s

01All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
02Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
03Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
04How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
05New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
06How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
07What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
08What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
09If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
10North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses

U.S. State Department says Chinese crude still flowing to North Korea

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