China says to ban export of more dual-use goods to North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the trial of a trackless tramway, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 4, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

BEIJING (Reuters) - China released a further list of goods banned for export to North Korea on Monday, saying the items could be used to build weapons of mass destruction, amid a standoff between North Korea and the United States over its weapons programmes.

China has released several such lists in recent years as North Korea steps up it nuclear and missile tests. China says it is doing its duty to help enforce the increasingly tough U.N. sanctions.