now as North Korea and China recently
celebrated the 70th anniversary of their
bilateral ties the two sides might be
considering an investment deal that
could actually violate international
sanctions placed on the North Korean
regime Kim Jong has this report in order
to overcome its dire power shortages
North Korea may have offered China
concessions for the mining of its rare
earths in exchange for the building of a
solar power plant that's according to
the home page of the China based
Association for rare earth which cited
local industry news sources and multiple
sources familiar with the matter rare
earths are used for the production of
cell phones and electronics and any
exchange of North Korean rare earths is
a violation of non-asian sanctions place
on the north the home page said the
proposal submitted by North Korea stated
that if China invests in the building of
a solar power plant in Pyongyang the
north will allow China to mine rare
earths the plan is expected to cost you
an half billion US dollars for
construction and generate two and a half
million kilowatts of electricity local
media outlets in South Korea have cited
various sources as saying the number of
Chinese tourists to the north is also
estimated to have risen by more than 50
percent on-year to some 150,000 a mainly
due to Beijing full support Kim Jiyeon
Arirang news
