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China-Japan-Koreas
N.Korea says South's navy trespassed, warns of military action
2010-05-26
North Korea accused South Korea's navy Tuesday of trespassing in its waters and threatened military action, further raising tensions sparked by the sinking of one of Seoul's warships in March.

South Korea pressed a visiting Chinese official Tuesday to support international efforts to punish the North.

"The Chinese position still appears to be unclear," a foreign ministry official said after Wu Dawei held talks with Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan and chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-Lac. "What the Chinese side mainly emphasised was stability and peace on the Korean peninsula."
That seems clear to me: don't upset the status quo. The Chinese really, really don't want a couple million starving Norks crossing the Yalu ...
China -- which could veto any UN move for new sanctions -- has not publicly blamed its ally the North for the sinking, despite pressure from visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to get tougher.

"The two sides believe that ensuring peace stability in east Asia and the Korean peninsula is critical," State Councillor Dai Bingguo said in Beijing at a joint press appearance with key US officials.

"Relevant parties should proceed on the basis of safeguarding the overall interest of peace and stability in the region and calmly and appropriately handle the issue and avoid escalation of the situation."
Posted by:3dc

#1  warns of military action

Meh.
Posted by: gorb   2010-05-26 11:29  

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