China’s exports to North Korea grew for the third straight month in August, taking up a quarter of the overall volume of 2021 to date, China’s General Administration of Customs reported on Sept. 18.
Chinese shipments to North Korea saw a 30 percent increase to $22.5 million in August from $16.8 million in July, although exports were almost 10 times higher two years earlier, before the pandemic hit. Exports to North Korea in 2019 totaled $2.74 billion.
