North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) and his daughter pose with soldiers involved in the test-firing of the country’s new intercontinental ballistic missile. Photo: AFP
US, Asian allies go it alone on North Korean sanctions as China, Russia block UN moves
- China and Russia have vetoed recent resolutions seeking to rein in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, despite earlier backing similar moves
- US-China rivalry has increased North Korea’s strategic value for Beijing and caused its swing towards ‘non-compliance’ on UN moves, observer says
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) and his daughter pose with soldiers involved in the test-firing of the country’s new intercontinental ballistic missile. Photo: AFP
