US sanctions four North Koreans living in China it links to Pyongyang’s hypersonic missile tests

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The US Treasury Department has announced new financial sanctions targeting a group of North Korean nationals living in China over their alleged role in aiding Pyongyang’s illicit weapons programmes.

The sanctions come one day after North Korea conducted its latest test of a “hypersonic” missile, in alleged violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. It was the nuclear-armed country’s second such test in one week.