New York Post
Date: September 19, 2017
By: Reuters
TAIPEI — Taiwan has suspended refined oil and LNG exports to North Korea, as well
Containers are seen stacked up at Keelung port, northern Taiwan. REUTERS
as clothing and textile imports, to comply with United Nations resolutions, a largely symbolic move by the island to show it is a responsible member of the international community.
Self-ruled Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, due to Beijing’s position that it is simply a Chinese province and so not able to have its own official diplomatic ties with anyone.
But proudly democratic Taiwan likes to show that it follows international norms, despite its lack of U.N. membership.
On Sept. 11, the United Nations Security Council unanimously stepped up sanctions against North Korea over its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, imposing a ban on the isolated nation’s textile exports and capping imports of crude oil. [FULL STORY]
