“Caught RED HANDED”: POTUS Trump Blasts China For Illegally Selling Oil To North Korea
by Joshua Caplan
TheGatewayPundit.com
December 28, 2017
U.S. satellites have caught China illegally selling oil to North Korea. According to South Korea’s Chosun, “the two ships appeared to be illegally trading in oil from ship to ship to bypass sanctions.”
President Trump is not happy about the news, tweeting on Thursday morning, “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!”
“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
Zerohedge reports:
“According to South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo, U.S. recon satellites have photographed around 30 illegal transactions involving Chinese vessels selling oil to North Korea on the West Sea in October. The images allegedly showed large Chinese and North Korean ships transacting in oil in a part of the West Sea closer to China than South Korea. The satellite pictures even showed the names of the ships.
A government source said, “We need to focus on the fact that the illicit trade started after a UN Security Council resolution in September drastically capped North Korea’s imports of refined petroleum products.” Meanwhile, on paper, China’s trade with North has recently collapsed after U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of sanctions in September targeting North Korea’s imports of refined petroleum products.
Does this mean sanctions don’t work? President hinted the latest UN sanctions leveled against North Korea were only a small step and ultimately nothing compared to what is going to have to happen to deal with the North Korean nuclear threat.
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