China unlikely to completely cut oil to NK: experts
2017-12-01 09:58:27 source：Global Times
December 1, 2017
China may not agree to cut off oil to North Korea as the US has requested since unilateral sanctions may lead to a humanitarian crisis on the Korean Peninsula and would not solve the nuclear issue, a Chinese expert said.
US ambassador Nikki Haley said at an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday that the US asked China to cut off oil to North Korea, which is "a drastic step that Beijing … has so far refrained from doing," Reuters reported on Thursday.
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon following North Korea's announcement that it had successfully tested the Hwasong-15 missile early Wednesday morning.
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