New York Times reports flood of videos on Chinese social platforms of Chinese firms hawking North Korean goods, suspected of violating Security Council sanctions

The New York Times reports that a large number of short videos have emerged on Chinese short-video platforms Douyin and Xiaohongshu in which Chinese companies promote North Korean-made goods and advertise cheap North Korean labor; such economic and trade cooperation is suspected of violating United Nations Security Council sanctions prohibiting the establishment of joint venture entities with North Korea.