The AP reported the following this morning:
"China orders most North Korean-owned businesses, ventures with Chinese partners closed under U.N. sanctions."
This is enormously important if it is true. The North Korean economy conducts about 90% of its trade with just one country, China. If the Chinese really cut that off, it would be a major blow to the North Koreans. Of course, the AP doesn't say that ALL of the North Korean businesses were closed, just MOST. We don't really know what that means.
If the report is accurate, however, then major congratulations are in order for President Trump. Previous presidents tried to get the Chinese involved to stop the NKs. Previous presidents all failed. President Obama even stopped trying and called his inaction "strategic patience" so his apologists in the media and academia could have a talking point to defend his fecklessness.
"China orders most North Korean-owned businesses, ventures with Chinese partners closed under U.N. sanctions."
This is enormously important if it is true. The North Korean economy conducts about 90% of its trade with just one country, China. If the Chinese really cut that off, it would be a major blow to the North Koreans. Of course, the AP doesn't say that ALL of the North Korean businesses were closed, just MOST. We don't really know what that means.
If the report is accurate, however, then major congratulations are in order for President Trump. Previous presidents tried to get the Chinese involved to stop the NKs. Previous presidents all failed. President Obama even stopped trying and called his inaction "strategic patience" so his apologists in the media and academia could have a talking point to defend his fecklessness.
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