Mnuchin Threatens More Sanctions on China Over North Korea

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned the U.S. may impose additional sanctions on China -- potentially cutting off access to the U.S. financial system -- if it doesn’t follow through on a fresh round of United Nations restrictions against North Korea.

The UN Security Council added new sanctions against North Korea after leader Kim Jong Un’s regime conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. Mnuchin echoed the U.S. envoy to the UN, Nikki Haley, in calling the sanctions “historic” even though they didn’t include U.S. demands for a full oil embargo and a freeze on Kim’s assets. The new measures include limiting North Korea’s imports of petroleum products and banning textile exports.