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Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
North Korea’s trade with China slid down in October after reaching nearly a four-year high the previous month, though overall exchange between the two neighbors has still recovered dramatically from pandemic lows.
The DPRK’s trade with its largest commercial partner slumped by 11.1% to $192.4 million last month, down from $216.5 million in September, according to official data from China’s General Administration of Customs.