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Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter @LeoPByrne
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said China was no longer enforcing sanctions on North Korea as strictly as it was six to 12 months ago.
Speaking during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on State Department funding, Pompeo told assembled Senators that Beijing's enforcement had slipped from previous levels which, he argued, constituted an all-time high.