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According to the following report, China is hinting that it will oil shipment to N. Korea if there is another nuclear test. We don't need to take it at face value. Short of complete shutdown of oil supply for indefinite period, it won't make much difference.

Beijing may cut crude oil to Pyongyang, says Chinese expert

China turns the screw on North Korea to prevent another nuclear test

OKI NAGAI, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China likely will halt crude oil exports to North Korea should Pyongyang conduct its sixth nuclear test, a prominent Chinese expert told The Nikkei, signaling a tougher attitude by Beijing toward its rogue neighbor.

A nuclear test or the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles would violate United Nations Security Council resolutions, and China is certain to respond with additional sanctions, said Zhang Liangui, a professor at the Chinese Communist Party's Central Party School and noted authority on North Korea.