A nation must think before it acts.
Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein Quoted in the Wall Street Journal China and North Korea Sanctions
China’s endorsement of new international sanctions against North Korea came with a heavy dose of caution as Beijing tries to stall its neighbor’s pursuit of nuclear arms without causing its collapse.
The United Nations Security Council agreed late Monday to curb key aspects of North Korean trade and income—including oil imports, textile exports and revenue from overseas workers—without imposing blanket bans that could choke off Pyongyang’s economic lifelines.
The U.S. initially asked for a complete oil embargo and asset and travel freezes targeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but eased those demands, diplomats said, to win support from China and Russia, which each wield veto power on the Security Council.