China carries through on North Korea coal sanctions
Top politics and current affairs news for February 20, 2017. Part of the daily The China Projectย news roundup "A beheading at a noodle shop."

China puts heat on U.S. with North Korea coal crackdownย / WSJ (paywall)
Chinese news agency warns South Korea’s Lotte over THAADย / Reuters
South China Sea: U.S. carrier group begins ‘routine’ patrolsย / BBC
China boosts arms exports by 74pc, while cutting reliance on outside providers, report findsย / SCMP
Former Beijing deputy Party chief sentenced to 13 years in prisonย / China Daily
Why China is building islands in the South China Seaย – one of the better videos on the topic / Vox
Vietnam seeks stronger China ties despite new buildup on disputed islandsย / Voice of America