Reports: Chinese Ships Seen Giving Oil to N. Korean Ships

By John Johnson

December 28, 2017

Caught RED HANDED - very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2017

China may be officially adhering to tough new sanctions against North Korea, but it appears that some Chinese ship captains aren't so willing. The Chosun Ilbo, a prominent South Korean newspaper, reports that US reconnaissance satellites have captured images of Chinese vessels transferring oil to North Korean vessels at sea. And it's no one-off: The report says such transfers have happened 30 times since October.

The Financial Times reports that diplomats have confirmed the allegations. The transfers would be in violation of a Security Council resolution passed in September prohibiting ship-to-ship transfers of oil and other goods to North Korea. The big question, however, is whether the central government in Beijing knows about the deals and is turning a blind eye.

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