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China-Japan-Koreas
China warns US over N Korea
2006-06-28
CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao today warned the United States against launching a preemptive strike on a suspected North Korean missile launch site.
This is not exactly curbing their dog.
Some commentators inside the US have urged the Bush administration to take the site out before North Korea can test fire a long range ballistic missile. There is also speculation the US is preparing an interception strike if a missile is fired.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard asked Mr Wen today to persuade North Korea not to act provocatively. After their talks, Mr Wen urged all sides to maintain calm. "We follow closely the information showing that there might be a possible testing launch of a missile in (the People's Republic of Korea) PRK and we are following the situation very closely," Mr Wen said through a translator. "We hope that the various parties will proceed from the greater interest of maintaining stability on the Korean Peninsula and refrain from taking measures that might worsen the situation on the peninsula."
And there it is -- the Chinese won't do anything to stop Kimmie, and they'll be real unhappy if we do ...
Mr Wen said China still believed the six party talks - involving North Korea, South Korea, Japan, the United States, Russia and China - were the best way to resolve the issue. "Therefore China will work actively on the various party concerns on this matter, so we can resume negotiations as soon as possible."

Mr Wen and Mr Howard discussed the North Korean situation and Iran's nuclear program during almost an hour of private talks in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen this morning.

Mr Howard would not speculate on whether the US would intercept any missile: "Except to note that all countries are entitled to look after their own position".

"No country in the world has a greater influence on North Korea than China has and I'll be encouraging the Chinese leadership to encourage the North Koreans to pull back and not to behave in a provocative fashion," Mr Howard said.
Posted by:Oztralian

#23  Actually it's a derivation of a favorite epithet blustered by Tin Tin's Captain Haddock:

"Billions of blue blistering barnacles!"
Posted by: Zenster   2006-06-28 20:23  

#22  "Blue blazing hades" ??

Vasocongestion is it? Hope you have the situation well in hand Zenster.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-28 20:11  

#21  I blame the chili we served for for 700 people today.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-06-28 20:04  

#20  "Scrotal endowment"
"Blue blazing Hades"

You're waxing poetical today, Zenster. :-D
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-06-28 18:51  

#19  It will be an intersting world after North Korea collapses and the reunited Korea inherits the nuclear weapons and missiles.

What in blue blazing hades do you think the Chinese are so panic stricken about forestalling? Every single thing they do with respect to North Korea is centered upon averting that one nightmare (for them) scenario.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-06-28 18:04  

#18  It will be an intersting world after North Korea collapses and the reunited Korea inherits the nuclear weapons and missiles.

Perhaps someone should mention that to China.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-06-28 18:00  

#17  Whahahahaha made my day.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-28 16:35  

#16  Whisper to Permier Wen Jiabao "If Kimmie is not gone by August the US policy will be to ensure Japan and Taiwan have missile defense systems and nuclear weapons and for China's goods to be banned from US Markets until the WTO forces action. Count on it.",

I'm about ready to say that any candidate, regardless of political party, who has the scrotal endowment to whisper such sweet nothings to the Mandarins will get my vote, period.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-06-28 15:49  

#15  Murtha warns? Kerry warns? Pelosi warns? The NYT warns .... ???

so many possibilities.
Posted by: lotp   2006-06-28 15:20  

#14  Massachusetts warns US? Liechtenstein warns US? Sealand warns US?
Posted by: Secret Master   2006-06-28 14:58  

#13  China "warns" US, North Korea "warns" US, Venezula "warns" US, Bolivia warns US, Cuba "warns" US, California "warns" US .... did I leave anyone off?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-28 14:15  

#12  Whisper to Permier Wen Jiabao "If Kimmie is not gone by August the US policy will be to ensure Japan and Taiwan have missile defense systems and nuclear weapons and for China's goods to be banned from US Markets until the WTO forces action. Count on it."
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-06-28 14:04  

#11  Interesting the Aussies defense minister is in D.C. today and stated that they're working to use INTERNATIONAL powers to shoot it down if it's fired. Guess Howard made a quick call to his minister after he saw the Chicoms aren't gonna help.
Posted by: BA   2006-06-28 13:28  

#10  That's what I'm hoping, Jesing. It would also be a great blow against the ballistic mullahs in Iran.
Posted by: Apostate   2006-06-28 12:35  

#9  I would really like to see the Patriot take down the missle in the air, rather than an airstrike. I know there is a chance of a miss, but it would be a great symbolic event.
Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087   2006-06-28 12:24  

#8  North Korea is a good testing ground for China to gauge the West's resolve in defending itself. With Clinton, the resolve was weak. Now it is strong. I am sure they are encouraging the Koreans to go ahead with the launch, just to see what we will do. They will keep North Korea much like it is now just for a measurement of western resolve.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-06-28 11:19  

#7  The rotting husk that is North Korea needs to be cracked between two thumbnails wide open to reveal the starvation, cannibalism, tyranny and human rights abuses that epitomize the Jong regime.

Lurid photographic evidence needs to be captured and hung directly around China's neck for the collective albatross it is such that the entire world can see the communists' usual bloodletting. China has enabled one of the most horrific dictatorships to continue unabated and they must be made to answer for it.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-06-28 10:50  

#6  After their talks, Mr Wen urged all sides to maintain calm.

Sorry we all got worked up, Mr. Wen. We forgot that everything was hunky dory.

Kimmie should have been history years ago when the other communist states fell. They did not because other countries gave the regime aid, including the US. Now Kimmie is feeling his oats because of our and the EUniks weakness in dealing with our adversaries. Kimmie is very useful to the Chicoms for divide and conquer.

Now we have to play catch up, big time. All these dictatorships play brinksmanship with the US.....because it pays.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-06-28 10:34  

#5  Don't attack the missile on the ground. Sheesh. Wait for it to lift off, then zap it.

It may just blow up on it's own, y'know. That's a signifigant possibility.
Posted by: mojo   2006-06-28 10:10  

#4  phuque 'em
Posted by: bk   2006-06-28 10:03  

#3  "the US is preparing an interception strike"

A great way to describe a fully defensive move. You have to hand it to the press, they really know how to use the language to get their point across.
Posted by: gromky   2006-06-28 10:02  

#2  YOU fix it or I WILL.
Posted by: newc   2006-06-28 07:17  

#1  Kimmi can't exist without China. Every move that has an external affect that is made by North Korea is cleared with China first.

Where do you supposed this technology to produce missiles of this type came from? These people have a hard time keeping their trucks running and growing food yet they can build and launch missles? It's not all home grown rocketry to be sure.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-06-28 07:03  

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