China denies improper NK oil supplies after Trump criticism
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China on Friday denied violating UN -imposed limits on oil supplies to North Korea after US President Donald Trump criticized Beijing for allowing oil to reach the North.
Beijing has "completely and strictly" complied with sanctions meant to discourage leader Kim Jong Un's government from pursuing nuclear and missile technology, said a foreign ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying.
A South Korean newspaper said this week, citing unidentified officials, that ships believed to be Chinese transferred oil to North Korean vessels at sea.
Trump said on Twitter he was "very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea."
"China has been completely and strictly implementing Security Council resolutions and fulfilling our international obligations," Hua said at a regular news briefing. "We will never allow Chinese citizens and enterprises to engage in activities that violate Security Council resolutions."
Hua said authorities investigated a report a Chinese ship that she didn't identify transferred oil to a North Korean ship at sea on Oct. 19 and concluded it was false.
The US Treasury Department released satellite photos in November that showed what it said was a North Korean ship receiving oil from an unidentified vessel on Oct. 19.
