China’s growing leverage over N. Korea evidenced by sharp spike in 2011 trade
Special to WorldTribune.com East-Asia-Intel Trade between North Korea and China jumped more than 62 percent in 2011 over the previous year, reflecting the North’s deepening reliance on its neighbor for economic survival, Seoul’s state trade agency said. According to figures compiled by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the value of bilateral trade reached $5.63 […]