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China to Suspend All Coal Imports From N. Korea

China to Suspend All Coal Imports From N. Korea
China to Suspend All Coal Imports From N. Korea

China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea starting Feb. 19, the country's commerce ministry said in a notice posted on its website on Saturday, as part of its efforts to implement United Nations sanctions against the country. The ministry said in a short statement that the ban would be effective until Dec. 31, Reuters reported. The ministry did not say why all shipments would be suspended, but South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported last week that a shipment of North Korean coal worth around $1 million was rejected at Wenzhou port on China's eastern coast. The rejection came a day after Pyongyang's test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, its first direct challenge to the international community since US President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. China announced in April last year that it would ban North Korean coal imports in order to comply with sanctions imposed by the United Nations and aimed at starving the country of funds for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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