China Customs said on Thursday that the overall trade with North Korea went up 10.5% in the first half of 2017, media reported.
China’s imports from North Korea fell 13.2 percent in the first six months of the year, data from Chinese customs showed. Exports jumped 29.1% during the same period. The trade data came after US President Donald Trump criticized China for its ties with Pyongyang, following a launch of a intercontinental ballistic missile test.
