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  • "At the operational level, the [Chinese] export licensing and customs officials seem very professional," he said, but it is unclear "whether that [enforcement] activity is a priority at the strategic level for China's leaders."

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  • In 2009, Chinese customs officials intercepted vanadium - a rare metal used in missile casings and covered by the sanctions - hidden in a shipment of fruit headed for North Korea, he said.

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