South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected of Sending Oil to North Korea<br />29, 2017<br />SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker accused of transferring 600 tons of refined<br />oil to a North Korean ship in October in violation of United Nations sanctions, South Korean officials said on Friday.<br />Mr. Trump’s criticism of China came after the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, quoting anonymous sources, reported<br />that American spy satellites had spotted 30 ship-to-ship transfers of oil and other products since October in international waters between North Korea and China.<br />Mr. Xi treated that If they don’t help us with North Korea, then I do what I’ve always said I want to do.<br />If the reports of ship-to-ship oil transfers are true, it could mean<br />that much more oil is flowing secretly into North Korea than allowed under the United Nations sanctions, with or without the Chinese authorities’ knowledge.<br />The ship was formally impounded by South Korea after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Dec. 22 requiring member countries to inspect and impound any vessel in their ports<br />that was believed to have been used for prohibited activities with North Korea.<br />Word of the seizure emerged after Mr. Trump used a post on Twitter and an interview with The New York Times to accuse China of letting oil flow into North Korea in defiance of United Nations sanctions, warning<br />that there will be no "friendly solution" until the flow stops.
