Why Did North Korea Suddenly Stop Importing From China?

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In a strange occurrence, North Korea has suddenly stopped import of Covid-19 prevention and control products from China. It still isn’t out of the woods, but it decided to do the same.

While this is the case, Covid-19, according to the local media has been contained within the country. Earlier North Korea was sourcing face masks, thermometers, rubber gloves, ventilators or vaccines from China. Meanwhile the US and South Korea had offered to provide help, including vaccines, but Pyongyang has not responded.

Earlier on, North Korea had imported more than 10.6 million masks, nearly 95,000 thermometers and 1,000 non-invasive ventilators from China. This was between January-April of 2022.

As the country refuses to share any statistics on this with the world, the WHO has a feeling the cases of infection are much higher in the real sense of the word. It is also worth noting that the exports from China to North Korea has slumped a lot since May. Overall, China’s exports to North Korea slumped 85.2 percent to $14.51 million in May from $98.1 million in April.

This does not include the personal protective equipment but other commodities like soybeans, granulated sugar, soybean meal and wheat flour. Apparently, North Korea has been seeking help from their neighbours.

Chinese foreign ministry confirmed on April 29 that China had suspended cross-border freight train services with North Korea following consultations due to Covid-19 infections in its border city of Dandong.

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