The US has imposed more sanctions on Chinese and North Korean companies, in an effort to pressurise Pyongyang into halting its nuclear weapons programmes.
Washington sanctioned 16 North Korean individuals and targeted two Chinese groups — Beijing Chengxing Trading Co and Dandong Jinxiang Trade — accused of exporting goods to North Korean firms included on a UN list of sanctioned entities.
The move marks the latest salvo in a global campaign led by Washington to impose maximum economic pressure on Pyongyang in the hope that Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, will agree to negotiations about dismantling his nuclear programme.
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