By Yi Whan-woo
Three North Korean government organizations that carry out intelligence operations and develop nuclear and ballistic missile technology are believed to be the targets of U.N. resolutions drafted by the U.S. and China, sources said Thursday.
The draft bill, which awaits the U.N. Security Council's (UNSC) approval, also bans exports of crude oil and jet oil to North Korea, widening the scope of sanctions against the Kim Jong-un regime for its latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.
Other punitive measures include prohibiting imports of North Korean coal and minerals, and banning North Korean ships and planes from entering territorial seas and airspace governed by U.N. members.
Analysts said Thursday they were optimistic that the draft resolution would be implemented, pointing out that China ― North Korea's largest benefactor and also a permanent UNSC member ― voluntarily agreed on the bill.
"The bill will certainly paralyze the Kim regime if the bill's key points are applied," said World North Korea Research Center chief An Chan-il.
He claimed that the North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, the Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry and National Aerospace Development Administration ― were "essential elements" for Pyongyang's military ambitions.
They are believed to be among a new group of 30 individuals and entities that the U.S. and China have blacklisted.
"No ministries or equivalent government organizations from foreign countries would want to engage in a dialogue or cooperate with those three organs, meaning Pyongyang's isolation will worsen," An said.
Handong University international relations professor Park Won-gon has a similar view.
"The new bill is apparently aimed at supplementing the last UNSC resolution ― 2094 ― and cutting off what are seen as routes for the Kim regime to earn cash and continue its military ambition," he said. "And Beijing clearly showed that it's willing to press Pyongyang in line with international demands."
Park pointed out that North Korea had relied heavily on oil imports from China to operate its military assets. He also said minerals accounted for 42 percent of annual trade between North Korea and China.
University of North Korean Studies professor Yang Moo-jin said Chinese cities were major destinations of Air Koryo, Pyongyang's state-owned national flag carrier.
"Banning any North Korean-flagged planes from entering China's airspace means Pyongyang will face mounting pressure in its international isolation."
China has been criticized for being reluctant to press Pyongyang because of Beijing's concern that such measures might lead to the repressive regime to collapse, causing chaos on the Chinese border.
Three North Korean government organizations that carry out intelligence operations and develop nuclear and ballistic missile technology are believed to be the targets of U.N. resolutions drafted by the U.S. and China, sources said Thursday.
The draft bill, which awaits the U.N. Security Council's (UNSC) approval, also bans exports of crude oil and jet oil to North Korea, widening the scope of sanctions against the Kim Jong-un regime for its latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.
Other punitive measures include prohibiting imports of North Korean coal and minerals, and banning North Korean ships and planes from entering territorial seas and airspace governed by U.N. members.
Analysts said Thursday they were optimistic that the draft resolution would be implemented, pointing out that China ― North Korea's largest benefactor and also a permanent UNSC member ― voluntarily agreed on the bill.
"The bill will certainly paralyze the Kim regime if the bill's key points are applied," said World North Korea Research Center chief An Chan-il.
He claimed that the North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, the Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry and National Aerospace Development Administration ― were "essential elements" for Pyongyang's military ambitions.
They are believed to be among a new group of 30 individuals and entities that the U.S. and China have blacklisted.
"No ministries or equivalent government organizations from foreign countries would want to engage in a dialogue or cooperate with those three organs, meaning Pyongyang's isolation will worsen," An said.
Handong University international relations professor Park Won-gon has a similar view.
"The new bill is apparently aimed at supplementing the last UNSC resolution ― 2094 ― and cutting off what are seen as routes for the Kim regime to earn cash and continue its military ambition," he said. "And Beijing clearly showed that it's willing to press Pyongyang in line with international demands."
Park pointed out that North Korea had relied heavily on oil imports from China to operate its military assets. He also said minerals accounted for 42 percent of annual trade between North Korea and China.
University of North Korean Studies professor Yang Moo-jin said Chinese cities were major destinations of Air Koryo, Pyongyang's state-owned national flag carrier.
"Banning any North Korean-flagged planes from entering China's airspace means Pyongyang will face mounting pressure in its international isolation."
China has been criticized for being reluctant to press Pyongyang because of Beijing's concern that such measures might lead to the repressive regime to collapse, causing chaos on the Chinese border.
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