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China to Shut Down North Korean Companies

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday September 30 2017, @05:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the another-brick-in-the-wall dept.

MrPlow writes:

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China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state.

The companies will be shut by early January. Joint Chinese and North Korean ventures will also be forced to close.

China, Pyongyang's only major ally, has already banned textile trade and limited oil exports.

The move is part of an international response to North Korea's sixth and most powerful nuclear test.

The UN Security Council, of which China is a member, voted unanimously for fresh sanctions on 11 September.

China's commerce ministry said it had set a deadline of 120 days from the passing of the resolution for any North Korean companies within its borders to close.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41431057

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @02:15AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @02:15AM (#575449)

    I wonder if the threat of nuclear war is really something they consider realistic (I don't)

    I think China fears Trump’s actions may include using nuclear weapons. Even if the weapons don’t directly affect China the fallout will be waiting for China was the Earth rotates, and the flood of refugees will also include many with radiation sickness and those who may be “hot”.