BEIJING: New United Nations sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea are being touted as the “toughest ever,” but loopholes leave plenty of room for Pyongyang’s key economic supporter China to continue business as usual, analysts and diplomats said Thursday.

The Security Council measures are the product of seven weeks of arduous negotiations between Washington and Beijing, Pyongyang’s sole ally and main provider of trade and aid.

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