China rejects as ‘wrong’ US sanctions on North Korea
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CHINA yesterday rejected new United States sanctions targeting Chinese traders doing business with North Korea as “wrong,” stressing that it has enforced UN sanctions over Pyongyang’s nuclear provocations.
The Chinese companies were hit by punitive measures along with North Korean shipping interests after US President Donald Trump put Pyongyang back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Trump warned this week that the sanctions announcement would be the first in a series of moves over the next two weeks that would reinforce his “maximum pressure campaign” against Kim Jong Un’s government.
The US Treasury Department’s measures unveiled on Tuesday make use of existing US directives against North Korean trade, but expand their scope to take in more companies and individuals.
They expand the list of Chinese companies accused of doing business with North Korea.
“We consistently oppose any country adopting unilateral sanctions based on its own domestic laws and regulations and the wrong method of exercising long-arm jurisdiction,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a regular news briefing.
“China has been comprehensively respecting and strictly implementing (UN) Security Council resolutions and our efforts on this regard are witnessed by all,” Lu said.
He called on Washington to provide “any solid evidence” that Chinese companies have violated UN sanctions.
He said that if any companies or individuals have violated domestic laws, “we will severely deal with that in accordance with our laws and regulations.”
China has pressed for dialogue, saying this week that “more should be done” to hold talks to resolve the crisis.
A Chinese special envoy wrapped up a four-day trip to North Korea on Monday, during which the two sides discussed regional concerns but made no direct statements about the nuclear issue.
China has pushed for a “dual track approach,” which would see the US freeze its military drills in South Korea while North Korea would halt its weapons programs.
Washington has rejected that approach.
The new US measures add one individual, 13 trading entities and 20 ships to sanctions lists.
Any property or assets of firms involved found to be in areas under US jurisdiction are to be frozen, and Americans are banned from trading with them.
In addition to slapping sanctions on the companies and North Korean ships, the Treasury added the Korea South-South Cooperation Corp to its sanctions list.
The company is alleged to have sent North Korean guest workers to China, Russia, Cambodia and Poland.
Foreign workers are a major source of income for North Korea.
The White House has said it will not tolerate North Korea’s testing or deployment of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to US cities.
Experts believe Pyongyang is within months of such a threshold, having carried out six nuclear tests since 2006 and test-fired several types of missiles, including multi-stage rockets.
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