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North Korea’s trade with China has grown tenfold in 15 years — which gives China more leverage than ever

February 14, 2017Conflict

If the Trump administration wants to get tough on North Korea over its nuclear program, its best option is China. North Korea’s trade with China has grown massively over the past 15 years — and that’s really the only opening for the US if it wants to rein in the Koreans. Here’s an explainer on North Korea’s trade dependency in three charts.