Selasa 19 Sep 2017 22:00 WIB

Taiwan suspends oil exports to North Korea

Red: Reiny Dwinanda
A ballistic missile test equipped with a precision guidance system, in an undisclosed location in northern Korea.
Foto: EPA / KCNA
A ballistic missile test equipped with a precision guidance system, in an undisclosed location in northern Korea.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TAIPEI -- Taiwan has suspended refined oil and LNG exports to North Korea, as well as clothing and textile imports, to comply with United Nations resolutions, a largely symbolic move by the island to show it is a responsible member of the international community.

Self-ruled Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, due to Beijing's position that it is simply a Chinese province and so not able to have its own official diplomatic ties with anyone.

But proudly democratic Taiwan likes to show that it follows international norms, despite its lack of U.N. membership.

On Sept. 11, the United Nations Security Council unanimously stepped up sanctions against North Korea over its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, imposing a ban on the isolated nation's textile exports and capping imports of crude oil.