China has unveiled a new list of items that henceforth won't be exported to North Korea, in response to latest United Nation's sanctions passed in November last year. The new list of items specifically includes 'dual-use technologies' products among many other things.

The Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that the new list was compiled to meet the criteria's of the latest UN Sanctions that were passed barely a month after North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test.

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While the list mostly includes specialty chemicals and rare alloys, the other items include computer software, machinery, high-speed cameras, aircraft engines and six-axle truck chassis.  

The Ministry of Commerce said that the ban will be implemented from immediate effect. China's state owned English tabloid The Global Times claim that the Chinese government announced the new list almost a week before the Lunar New Year holiday, as it was during this period that North Korea conducted a missile test last year and also in 2013.    

Some analysts say that the list may have been announced to placate Donald Trump, who almost week before his swearing-in ceremony had complained that China was not doing enough to pressurise its communist neighbour for stopping its controversial nuclear program.

Since China is the sole diplomatic ally and also largest trading partner of North Korea, the international community including U.S is immensely dependent on the Asian giant to convince Pyongyang for giving up its nuclear program.

However, neither pressure from China nor from the international community could stop the isolated communist country from conducting several tests for many years. Its fifth nuclear test in September last year was the most powerful test till date.   

Meanwhile, U.S Defense Secretary James Mattis next week plans to visit Japan and South Korea, with 'North Korea' issue likely to figure on the agenda.

A U.S official last week said that there are signals that Pyongyang may be preparing for a new missile test-launch.

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