11.09.2017 - 18:27 [ Washington Post ]

In the push for oil embargo on North Korea, China is reluctant to sign off

Matthew Rycroft, Britain’s ambassador to the U.N., told reporters Monday that the resolution to be voted on, while diluted compared to the original draft, remains “very robust” with a significant set of new sanctions on North Korean imports and exports.

President Trump repeatedly has urged China to do more on North Korea, but Chinese analysts believe the country will continue to take an incremental approach.