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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1001040)	2/19/2017 6:19:43 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1575420

China getting tough with NK - maybe sending a signal they need to put someone saner in charge: ............ China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea until the end of the year, the Commerce Ministry announced Saturday, in a surprise move that would cut off a major financial lifeline for Pyongyang and significantly tighten the effectiveness of U.N. sanctions. Coal is North Korea’s largest export item. The ministry said the ban would come into force Sunday and be effective until Dec. 31. This is non-trivial. Coal accounts for 40% of all North Korea’s exports. It seems like China is firing a very large and loud warning shot across North Korea’s bow to try to get it to cease and desist in its very unhelpful activities. If that doesn’t work, this coal embargo is a very effective tool for driving a wedge between the ruling oligarchy and the lackwit with a bad haircut who is supposed to be in charge. redstate.com