President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has expressed dissatisfaction over China’s failure to cut-off oil supply to the Pyongyang Island.
Trump, who often laud China for its pressure against North-Korea, stated that such move could prevent a “friendly solution” to the North-Korea problem if it continues.
Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2017
He later said in an interview that Oil going to North-Korea from China was not part of the deal and he might be forced to take action.
“I have been soft on China because the only thing more important to me than trade is war. If they don’t help us with North Korea, then I do what I’ve always said I want to do.”
There have been reports from a South Korean newspaper, Chosun ilbo, stating that spy satellites detected 30 transfers of ship containing Oil from China to North-Korea since October.
Earlier last week, United Nations Security Council had imposed new sanctions on North-Korea, to counter it’s recent testing of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICMBs).
The resolution moves to ban nearly 90% of refined petroleum exports to North Korea by capping them at 500,000 barrels a year.
It also caps crude oil supplies to North Korea at 4million barrels a year and commits the Security Council to further reductions, if North Korea conducts another nuclear test or launches another ICBM.
China Reacts
China debunked the claim made by the US , saying the Country and its citizens do not engage in activities that violate UN resolutions.
The Country’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Hua Chunying, said the reports of U.S are inaccurate, as there are no records of vessels visiting Chinese Ports since August.
“The Chinese side has conducted immediate investigation. In reality, the ship in question has, since August, not docked at a Chinese port and there is no record of it entering or leaving a Chinese port.”
Despite being the closest and main ally to Pyongyang, China has consistently shown disapproval of North-Korea’s ICBM test by voting in favour of three UN Security Council resolutions, strengthening sanctions on North-Korea.
According to the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, Beijing has applied certain import bans and sanctions, but it could and should do more.
There have also been reports of Russia importing Oil and selling nuclear weapons technology to North-Korea, but the U.S has not gotten substantive evidence to back up its claim.
