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2016-02-26 China-Japan-Koreas

U.N. sanctions to require mandatory inspection of all cargo to and from N. Korea

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Posted by Steve White 2016-02-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Sanctions may actually matter - look how fast Iran responded in their nefarious activities as soon as sanctions were lifted.

Posted by Glenmore 2016-02-26 09:29|| 2016-02-26 09:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, ah, ah...no, no, no stepping on the tiger's tail. The first Pacific inbound stop&frisk will be humanitarian shipments of rice from Cali or Japan. I don't think there is any international water between China and NKor so that load of tractor parts will be claimed to have been 'pirated' in national waters.

I bet these sanctions are retaliation for the Spratly Island buildup. I wonder if JFK had to interrupt his Medi-Iranian vacation?

Posted by Skidmark 2016-02-26 15:32|| 2016-02-26 15:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The primary rail gateway to North Korea is via the Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge from Dandong, China to Sinuiju, North Korea.

Rajin has a rail link to the Russian system over a bridge across the Tumen River in the North Korea–Russia border.

Ship illegal stuff to a Chinese or Russian port and voila; instant sanction relief. Now, will Russia and China allow international inspectors to inspect trains enterining into norkland? That is when you know that they are serious.

There is a rail link from the ROK to the Kaesong industrial park but I trust that everything is already being inspected.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-02-26 15:53|| 2016-02-26 15:53|| Front Page Top

#4 There is also at least one improved highway along China and NorK, with at least one upgraded border crossing. Likely the former is more for Chinese border security.

Posted by Pappy 2016-02-26 18:19|| 2016-02-26 18:19|| Front Page Top

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