US Sanctions China-Based Network for Aiding North Korean Missile Program

The alleged procurement network sought to prop up North Korea’s ballistic missile and space programs.

The hypersonic missile Hwasong-8 is test-fired by the Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK in Toyang-ri, North Korea, in an undated photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency released on Sept. 29, 2021. KCNA via Reuters

The United States is sanctioning a China-based network for its alleged role in procuring items for North Korea’s ballistic missile and space programs.

The alleged “procurement network” consisted of six individuals and five entities in communist China, according to a statement by the Treasury Department.