China demands U.S. immediately withdraw N. Korea sanctions, warns will hit ties

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




By Simon Denyer August 23 at 4:14 AM

BEIJING — China demanded the United States immediately withdraw a package of sanctions on companies and individuals trading with North Korea on Wednesday, and said the decision by the Trump administration will damage Sino-U.S. ties.

The Treasury Department placed sanctions Tuesday on 10 companies and six individuals from China and Russia that it said had conducted business with North Korea in ways that advanced the country’s missile and nuclear weapons program.

But China’s Foreign Ministry insisted its government had fully implemented U.N. Security Council resolutions on North Korea, and would punish anyone caught violating the Security Council sanctions under Chinese law.

It added that it opposed sanctions outside the framework of the Security Council.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-bristles-at-us-imposed-sanctions-on-north-korea-trade/2017/08/23/32bfba3c-87ba-11e7-9ce7-9e175d8953fa_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.50f5d3d31b90&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

[riversedge]

1. Oh my!

[democratisphere]

2. Rut Row.

Sino sh't hittin' the fan.

[Not Ruth]

3. Did Trump interrupt a deal in progress between China and North Korea?

[Cold War Spook]

4. I misunderstood the headline

I thought it meant that Chinese companies would no longer make his ties.

[Maxheader]

5. Yeah!

May have hit a nerve there. Those business
ties may be whats keeping China from
getting really nasty...having to deal with a
demented usa president. They could become
less accommodating and start blocking shipping lanes,
go after the nuke subs cheetos mentioned
were in the vicinity of N. Korea.

[FLPanhandle]

6. China hasn't ever complied with North Korean sanctions

They talk up a good game, but still look the other way when trading with North Korea.

Trump didn't decide this one on his own. There are folks in the Treasury Department that probably made the recommendation and he just rubber stamped it without comprehending it.

China needs to put some teeth in their commitments to the UN or others will try to force them to live up to their commitments.

[Not Ruth]

7. China should stop making iPhone 8 if they really want to grab our attention