Chosun Ilbo: Chinese Ships Spotted Selling Oil to N.Korea
U.S. reconnaissance satellites have spotted Chinese ships selling oil to North Korean vessels on the West Sea around 30 times since October.
According to South Korean government sources, the satellites have pictured large Chinese and North Korean ships illegally trading in oil in a part of the West Sea closer to China than South Korea.
The satellite pictures even show the names of the ships. A government source said, "We need to focus on the fact that the illicit trade started after a UN Security Council resolution in September drastically capped North Korea's imports of refined petroleum products."
The U.S. Treasury Department placed six North Korean shipping and trading companies and 20 of their ships on sanctions list on Nov. 21, when it published spy satellite images taken on Oct. 19 showing a ship named Ryesonggang 1 connected to a Chinese vessel.
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WNU Editor: If the U.S. was able to track 30 incidences where oil was transferred from Chinese to North Korean ships .... that tells me that there is a concerted effort on the part of China .... specifically the Chinese government .... to circumvent sanctions. As for the Chinese government's response, they are boasting that they have cut all oil exports to North Korea .... China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite (CNBC/Reuters)
Hat tip to Fred for the above link.
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Yeah obviously. .the Chinese want war between North Korea and the US because any day that goes by during which they can arm their proxy state they make it more likely that any confrontation will cost the US trillions. So not only are they increasing the necessity for war, by forcing an unacceptable security situation onto the United States, but they are also increasing the total cost of this confrontation - from the coast abroad to a potential nuclear strike at home - so when I say trillions I really mean trillions, depending how it goes, eg if SF is hit >30 tn in 5 years cost; if no nuclear strike happens then likely 3-5tn cost over five years. Everything is acceptable to China as long as it slows down the US and their capacity to project power.
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