China defends its trade with North Korea as permitted by UN

FILE – In this June 29, 2007, file photo, South Korean workers load packs of rice for North Korea into a Vietnamese ship at Gunsan port in Gunsan, South Korea. China on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 defended its growing trade with North Korea as permitted by U.N. Security Council sanctions that say they should avoid hurting “humanitarian needs.” China, the North’s main trading partner, “strictly implements” sanctions aimed at stopping the North’s pursuit of nuclear and missile technology, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File )

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