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China-Japan-Koreas
China Tells N.Korea to Restrain Itself
2010-05-26
That's not exactly, 'heel' ...
China has urged North Korea to restrain itself over sanctions from South Korea, a senior Chinese official has told South Korean government officials. Beijing reminded Pyongyang that "peace and stability" are vital for the Korean Peninsula after an investigation implicated the North in the sinking of the South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan.

China's special envoy for Korean Peninsula affairs Wu Dawei, who is on a visit to Seoul, met Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and other officials and told them of the warning. A government official said China "reiterated the importance of stability and peace on the Korean Peninsula and delivered the same message to the North," which is frantically rattling the saber.

"The request could be a warning that Beijing may turn its back on Pyongyang if it should launch further provocations," a diplomatic source said.

Wu was quoted as telling Yu that Beijing "seriously reviewed" the findings of the international investigation. But an official added China's position over the sinking is still unclear. "The Chinese government hasn't made its position clear yet over whether it acknowledges the North's wrongdoings or not," he said.

Wu reportedly made no comment about South Korean sanctions against the North and its decision to submit a motion to the UN Security Council. "I got the impression that we'll have to wait a bit longer until China makes its position clear," the official added.

Meanwhile, the chief South Korean nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-lac, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, and Akitaka Saiki, a director-general for Asia at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, meet in Seoul on Wednesday morning to discuss submitting a motion to the UNSC and persuading China to come on side.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  CHIN MIL FORUM/TOPIX > VARIOUS > US EXPECTS CHINA TO JOIN CRITICISM AGZ NORTH KOREA + CHINA SITS OUT ON BID TO PRESSURE NORTH KOREA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-05-26 22:04  

#1  IMO Kimmie recognizes the LT threat to CHINA + CHIN control, influence on the DPRK; + threat to ASIA from ISLAMIST-LED NUCLEAR MILITANCY-TERRORISM.

Iff IRAN gets its Bomb 2010-2012, then why not the DPRK or any other Third-World or Regional State.

AFTER ALL, TOPIX > WILL OBAMA AGENDA MAKE THE US "ONE OF MANY"?

PRO-US-VS-ANTI-US OWG-NWO....

Does KIMMIE = DPRK have the gonads to "PUSH THE ENVELOPE"???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-05-26 00:30  

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