China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite

China also imported no iron ore, coal or lead from North Korea in November, the second full month of the latest trade sanctions imposed by UN China, the main source of North Korea's fuel, did not export any gasoline, jet fuel, diesel or fuel oil to its isolated neighbour last month

By: Reuters | Beijing | Published: December 26, 2017 2:50 pm

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Beijing’s move to turn off the taps completely is rare. (Agencies/Files)

China exported no oil products to North Korea in November, Chinese customs data showed, apparently going above and beyond sanctions imposed earlier this year by the United Nations in a bid to limit petroleum shipments to the isolated country. Tension has flared this year over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes, pursued in defiance of years of UN resolutions. Last week, the UN Security Council imposed new caps on trade with North Korea, including limiting oil product shipments to just 500,000 barrels a year.