China’s government will abide by the recent UN Security Council resolution restricting North Korea’s coal exports, at least through the end of the year. China’s imports of these were worth $1 billion in the past 12 months, and had jumped 70% in October on a year earlier, Panjiva data shows. Yet, the North Korean volumes represented only 11% of China’s total imports. The move will also help China’s push to secure regional trade deals in Asia, including with potential partners Japan and South Korea.