Satellites Detect Chinese Ships Trading Oil With North Korea Illegally

An image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un taken on Dec. 23, 2017. (AFP/Getty Images) Spy satellite images taken on Oct. 19 show North Korean ship connected to a Chinese vessel. U.S. Treasury Department

Chinese ships have been illegally transferring oil to North Korean vessels on the West Sea, according to imagery from U.S. reconnaissance satellites.

The action violates U.N. restrictions on oil sales aimed at clipping the nuclear ambitions of the rogue state.