India - China: Relations And Developments-2

[dhu]

Looks like Americans have assets in China:

China says it seizes metals bound for NKorea

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->BEIJING – <b>Chinese customs authorities have seized a stash of vanadium, a strategic metal used to strengthen steel,</b> hidden in fruit boxes <b>on a truck bound for North Korea, </b>an official said Tuesday.

<b>Vanadium has defense and nuclear applications</b> — alloys with vanadium are used in missile casings — but it was not clear what the stash would be used for.

<b>The seizure comes as the United States has been rallying international support for strict enforcement of a new U.N. resolution adopted to punish North Korea for its nuclear test on May 25. </b>The sanctions seek to deprive the North of financing and material for its weapons program, and allows inspections of suspect cargo in ports and on the high seas.

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