China defends North Korea trade after its trucks haul missiles during parade
China defends North Korea trade after its trucks haul missiles during parade
- Saturday’s parade honouring North Korea’s country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, came amid heightened tensions over the country’s nuclear ambitions. It featured a senior official, Choe Ryong Hae, warning of “all-out war” if North Korea is attacked.
- Saturday’s parade honouring North Korea’s country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, came amid heightened tensions over the country’s nuclear ambitions. It featured a senior official, Choe Ryong Hae, warning of “all-out war” if North Korea is attacked.
Photos provided by the North Korean
government showed the submarine-launched missiles being pulled by trucks
bearing the logo of the Chinese company Sinotruk.
Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China conducts “normal”
business with its neighbour North Korea while adhering to sanctions
imposed beginning in 2006 by the U.N. Security Council.