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Japan, China to work for stable N. Korea
BEIJING: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that he and his Chinese counterpart have agreed to work together in dealing with North Korea and promoting stability in the closed country after the death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il.
North Korea does not need 'stability'. It needs to be destabilized so that the evil regime currently running it can be thrown off and the people in that long-suffering land can begin to live.
Noda's first official visit to Beijing would normally have centered on bilateral issues, such as squabbles over islands claimed by both countries, but the death of Kim on Dec. 17 and the announcement of his son Kim Jong Un as the country's "supreme leader" has shifted the focus.

Noda, the first foreign leader to meet with China's leaders since Kim's death, emphasized the need to get stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program back on track.

"We are currently facing a new situation in East Asia," Noda told reporters after mentioning Kim's death.

"On this issue, it is very timely to exchange views with the host of the six-party talks and the country with the most influence on North Korea," he said, referring to China. "Safeguarding the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula is in the common interest of our two countries."

Noda was speaking before meeting with his counterpart, Wen Jiabao. He meets with President Hu Jintao on Monday before returning home. His visit to China was planned before Kim's death was announced Dec. 19.

When asked whether China could confirm that Un was in complete control of North Korea, Japanese Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Yutaka Yokoi would only say that Noda and Wen had discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

After meeting with Wen, Noda told reporters that the two leaders had agreed to cooperate to try to achieve stability on the Korean Peninsula.

"We shared the understanding that denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and its peace and stability not only benefits Japan and China but serves the common interest of all neighboring countries," he said.

Japan does not have diplomatic relations with North Korea, while China is the impoverished country's leash-holder most important supporter and supplies it with food aid and much of its energy resources.
Posted by: Steve White 2011-12-26
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