Monday, September 26, 2016

US adds Chinese firm to North Korean sanctions

The U.S. has added a Chinese firm and four Chinese nationals to its sanctions list, intended to halt North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons technology.

In it's statement announcing the freezing of assets, the U.S. Treasury said this  exposes a key illicit network supporting North Korea's weapons proliferation," 

And it sends another strong signal to Pyongyang, says U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner:


IN: "All, this...
OUT: ...on North Korea."
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