China fishing ban east of North Korea builds tension between uneasy allies

Dispute over fuel purchases adds to an increasingly fractious relationship, as Japan weighs in with China criticism China has banned its trawlers from fishing off the eastern coast of North Korea, due to a dispute over fuel supplies, the latest irritant in ties between the often uneasy allies. North Korea decided last month that Chinese ships operating legally in its waters had to buy fuel from its suppliers rather than making their own arrangements as in the past, the Chinese government said la...