Chinese exports of most oil and fuel products to North Korea remained at zero in December with the exception of a small shipment of jet fuel, according to trade figures seen by Channel News Asia.

The minimal shipments mark the third consecutive month in which Beijing has reported no gasoline or diesel exports to the DPRK.

North Korea has no domestic crude oil production and is reliant on both China and Russia for its crude and refined oil needs.

Member states are also prohibited from exporting jet fuel to North Korea under UN resolutions passed in 2016, though the