Chinese man jailed in US for sending weapons to North Korea
Published: 8/20/2025

Chinese man jailed in US for smuggling weapons to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions. Shenghua Wen, 42, sentenced to 8 years for shipping firearms and other military items to North Korea. Wen obtained sensitive technology like a chemical threat identification device and misled authorities about contents in containers bound for North Korea. This case highlights how North Korea evades international sanctions on its arms trade, despite UN and US restrictions.