China Denies Shipping Oil to North Korea After Trump Criticism, But South Korea Has New Proof

China Denies Shipping Oil to North Korea After Trump Criticism, But South Korea Has New Proof
A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva on Oct. 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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China on Friday denied reports it has been illicitly selling oil products to North Korea after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was not happy that China had allowed oil to reach the isolated nation.
Trump said on Twitter the previous day that China had been “caught” allowing oil into North Koreaand that would prevent “a friendly solution” to the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs that it conducts in defiance of heavy U.N. Security Council sanctions.