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China's February 2017 Suspension of North Korean Coal Imports (open access)

China's February 2017 Suspension of North Korean Coal Imports

This report discusses China's suspension of coal trade with North Korea for the remainder of 2017 which keeps China in compliance with an UN agreement to limit coal buying from North Korea that was implemented in November 2016 in response to continued nuclear tests by North Korea. Coal's value as an export to North Korea, China's trade with North Korea, quantities of coal and its value that was imported into China in 2016 and 2017, and possible reasons and implications for China's decision are discussed.
Date: April 25, 2017
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V.; Manyin, Mark E. & Hammond, Keigh E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions (open access)

North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions

This report discusses the economic sanctions the United States imposes on North Korea for activities related to weapons proliferation, destabilizing the region, anti-terrorism, and undemocratic governance.
Date: April 25, 2011
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library