[mrsmith]

Good, helpful, informative posts.

I don’t think China will surrender all it’s built up in N Korea for that but it could happen. At least Trump is giving them (forcing them to make) a choice.

[caww]

It was said by a veteran trader based at the port of Rizhao who deals in coking coal and anthracite... and a Beijing-based iron ore trader with a company that handles North Korean iron ore ...said the Chinese government stopped issuing permits to bring in iron ore several weeks ago. One said it was two weeks ago the other 20 days ago.

So it looks like they began intitating this ‘then’...and now making it an ‘official’ a announcement. China is all about saving face pretty much above anything else..an 'Offical" announcement carries a great deal of weight for Chinese I understand.....