China Seen as Key to Financial Sanctions on North Korea

China's willingness to implement existing sanctions is vital to financial pressure on the development of nuclear arms by North Korea, a former senior U.S. official said Tuesday. Since early 2015, Washington has been applying incremental pressure on Pyongyang as it appears to be making strides in its nuclear and missile development, prompting Congress to pass new laws to help implement the executive orders signed by former President Barack Obama. The orders enabled the U.S. to...

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