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2013-04-15 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea rejects South Koreas calls for talks

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Posted by Fred 2013-04-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 The DPRK per se = Iran = taint gonna give up their NucProgs.

China's traditional "soft power" diplomatic approach is failing to procure their desired overseas Milbases for the PLA, thus its entrenchment ["putting its foot down"] in the SCS, IOR, + China-claimed, Japanese-controlled Senkakus in the ECS.

Again, the ongoing DPRK Crisis has NOT prevented China from repeatedly violating Japan's 12-mile territorial sea limits around the disputed Senkakus even at the Crisis escalates. UNLESS SOMETHING GIVES, THIS CRISIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING AS CHINA GIVES UP ON DIPLOMACY IN FAVOR OF "AGGRESSIVE" MILITARY OR COMBINED MILPOL FORCE.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > WILL CHINA PUT AN END TO THE NORTH KOREAN CRISIS?

Yes it can, of course, but not really as the larger issue is CHINA STILL WANTS OVERSEAS PLA MILBASES + MAY INCREASINGLY BE NO LONGER INTERESTED IN USING PEACEFUL DIPLOMACY TO ACQUIRE THEM.

IMO there are TWO PARALLEL, COMPLEMENTARY GEOPOL CRISES going on here - ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH CAN EASILY DEVOL INTO NUCLEAR CONFLICT.

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* ION DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > MANILA OFFERS US USE OF ITS BASES IN CASE OF NORTH KOREAN WAR.

PHIL ForSec Albert Del Rosario.

RELATED SAME > NO NEED FOR US TO USE RP [Republic of the Phillippines] BASES SOON.

Unless the PHIL is attacked [read, BY CHINA = e.g. SCS Dispute] + US-PHIL Treaty is invoked.

* SAME > NORTH KOREA CARRIES OUT MILITARY EXERCISE [Paratroops]NEAR CHINESE BORDER.

And a mighty F-I-V-E NOKOR Paratroopers they were.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-04-15 02:24|| 2013-04-15 02:24|| Front Page Top

#2 They don't want to have Kim Jong-un unleash his new toys.

Posted by tipper 2013-04-15 06:21|| 2013-04-15 06:21|| Front Page Top

#3 What's with the puffy hat on the officer on the right in tipper's pic link?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-04-15 15:08|| 2013-04-15 15:08|| Front Page Top

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