Chinese Exports Blunt U.N. Sanctions, (Washington Times)…Nicholas Kralev, Dec 19, 2008
U.N. sanctions on North Korea, imposed after it tested a nuclear device in 2006, have produced no impact, largely because China has failed to implement the measures and has increased exports of banned luxury goods to the North, according to a new report.
John R. Bolton, former ambassador to the United Nations and a vocal critic of the organization and negotiations with the North, said: “Nothing ever surprises me about the ineffectiveness of U.N. sanctions.”
He said, however, “For a permanent member [of the Security Council] not to comply is serious,” adding that China “is the only country that has leverage over North Korea.”
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