China to stop all coal imports from North Korea: Commerce ministry

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China to stop all coal imports from North Korea: Commerce ministry

Coal exports to China were valued at 2.6 billion dollars in 2016

Chad O'Carroll February 18, 2017

China to stop all coal imports from North Korea: Commerce ministry

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China will cease all coal imports from North Korea until the end 2017, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (PRC) stated on Saturday.

The announcement, which was justified as a means to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2321, will suspend the import of all North Korean coal from Sunday February 19 until December 31, 2017.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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