(Damir Sagolj/Reuters)When North Korea launched its Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite into space last February, officials heralded the event as a birthday gift for dead leader Kim Jong Il. China has officially denied that such illegal exports exist, but investigations show restricted products were shipped privately to North Korea as recently as 18 months ago. Or that it’s just corruption.”[Will North Korea fire a missile that can hit the U. S.? The deal that came with an important condition: None of the items were to be resold to North Korea. China also recently curtailed coal imports from North Korea and imposed unilateral sanctions intended to pressure Kim Jong Un into halting further nuclear tests.

Source: Washington Post April 13, 2017 11:04 UTC