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China defends trade with N Korea to avoid hurting 'humanitarian needs'
CHINA has defended its growing trade with North Korea as permitted by UN Security Council sanctions that say they should avoid hurting "humanitarian needs."
A foreign ministry spokesman, Geng Shuang, said China, which is North Korea's main trading partner, "strictly implements" sanctions aimed at stopping the North's pursuit of nuclear and missile technology, Associated Press reported.
Customs statistics show Chinese exports to North Korea rose 31.4 per cent in August from a year earlier, while imports fell 9.5 per cent. Beijing has pointed out the sanctions don't prohibit food sales and argued against measures that might harm the North Korean public.
The Security Council barred member governments on August 5 from buying North Korean coal and seafood. Those penalties were expanded September 11 to ban supplying the North with natural gas or buying its textiles after Pyongyang's sixth and strongest nuclear test explosion.
"The Security Council pointed out that the relevant resolutions should not inflict negative impacts on the livelihood and humanitarian needs of North Korea," Mr Geng said at a regular briefing.
China also has cut into Pyongyang's foreign revenue by ordering North Korean-owned restaurants and other businesses and ventures with Chinese partners to close.
A foreign ministry spokesman, Geng Shuang, said China, which is North Korea's main trading partner, "strictly implements" sanctions aimed at stopping the North's pursuit of nuclear and missile technology, Associated Press reported.
Customs statistics show Chinese exports to North Korea rose 31.4 per cent in August from a year earlier, while imports fell 9.5 per cent. Beijing has pointed out the sanctions don't prohibit food sales and argued against measures that might harm the North Korean public.
The Security Council barred member governments on August 5 from buying North Korean coal and seafood. Those penalties were expanded September 11 to ban supplying the North with natural gas or buying its textiles after Pyongyang's sixth and strongest nuclear test explosion.
"The Security Council pointed out that the relevant resolutions should not inflict negative impacts on the livelihood and humanitarian needs of North Korea," Mr Geng said at a regular briefing.
China also has cut into Pyongyang's foreign revenue by ordering North Korean-owned restaurants and other businesses and ventures with Chinese partners to close.
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