July 7, 2017

Trade between China and North Korea grew by 37.4 percent in the first quarter of this year and the data drew dissatisfaction from US President Donald Trump and other US government officials recently. This figure was released by China Customs on April 13, yet the latest figures released by China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday showed China-North Korea trade grew by 13.7 percent from January to May, suggesting a downward trend in April and May.

China-North Korea trade recorded negative growth of -2.57 percent and -14.9 percent in 2014 and 2015, and declined another 2.5 percent in 2016. The three figures show that bilateral trade has been going down in recent years.

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