China releases new list of items banned for export to NKorea

China (Pictured) has released a new list of items banned for export to North Korea, following a new round of United Nations sanctions and complaints from President Donald Trump that Beijing was doing too little to pressure its communist neighbour. (Photo: Vin Crosbie/ Flickr)

BEIJING –China has released a new list of items banned for export to North Korea, following a new round of United Nations sanctions and complaints from President Donald Trump that Beijing was doing too little to pressure its communist neighbour.

A statement from the Commerce Ministry said the items included dual-use technologies that could aid the North’s programs to develop nuclear, chemical and biological weapons as well as the missiles to deliver them.

While largely comprising specialty chemicals and rare alloys, the list also included computer software, machinery, high-speed cameras, aircraft engines and six-axle truck chassis.

China is the North’s largest source of trade and aid, but is frustrated by Pyongyang’s defiance of the U.N.

Trump complained in a tweet earlier this month that China “won’t help with North Korea.”