Machinery at a fertilizer plant in Hungnam, Nov. 26, 2020 | Image: NK News
A Chinese tool and machinery company has joined an ongoing North Korea-China trade fair, raising the possibility that buyers and sellers are exchanging sanctioned goods at the event.
An initial NK News review of the event when it began earlier this month found just 10 Chinese and 12 North Korean companies were participating in the part online, part in-person trade fair. Since then, organizers have updated the site to include several newcomers, including the China-based Crown Tools.
According to the company’s listing on the trade fair site, Crown Tools sells a variety of electric power tools
A Chinese tool and machinery company has joined an ongoing North Korea-China trade fair, raising the possibility that buyers and sellers are exchanging sanctioned goods at the event.
An initial NK Newsreview of the event when it began earlier this month found just 10 Chinese and 12 North Korean companies were participating in the part online, part in-person trade fair. Since then, organizers have updated the site to include several newcomers, including the China-based Crown Tools.
Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies. Follow Ethan on Twitter @EthanJewell