China reported no imports of coal, iron, lead, aluminum, zinc or copper from North Korea in October, according to a breakdown of Customs data released Friday, handing U.S. President Donald Trump a chance to claim Beijing has lived up to its pledge to help curtail Pyongyang’s nuclear arms program.
With China’s support, the United Nations has agreed to two rounds of sanctions since August, including bans on North Korean exports of iron, coal, lead, seafood, textiles, as well as some oil import restrictions. The UN stepped up its restrictions after North Korea fired missiles over Japan and tested its sixth and most powerful nuclear bomb.
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