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China-Japan-Koreas
China Avoids Comment on N.Korean Artillery Attack
2010-11-24
The Chinese government on Tuesday avoided direct comment on North Korea's artillery attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong and instead called on Seoul to do more for peace and urged a resumption of six-party nuclear talks. It also had no comment on North Korea's uranium enrichment program.

Asked in a press briefing about China's position on the North's unveiling of the uranium facility, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China has "taken note of related reports." He added Beijing's consistent policy is to realize denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through dialogue.

He urged resumption of the six-party talks as soon as possible. "It is necessary to properly handle concerns of each country through dialogue within the framework of the six-party talks," he said.

Commenting on the artillery attack, he said Beijing is "concerned" but added, "The real situation needs to be confirmed."
Posted by:Steve White

#7  anon1 - same thing with the other ChiCom satellites like Burma and Pakiwakiland - tools of the center of the world.
Posted by: Water Modem   2010-11-24 22:39  

#6  The more I read about this incident the more convinced I am it was entirely approved by and perhaps even prompted by Beijing.

Days before the attack, Chinese diplomats said ... "we must be more humble on the world stage.."

Just in time for their crazy puppet to come out with a nasty attack - that was clearly planned well in-advance to coincide with the SK military exercises. Complete with preparation work of showing off their nuke facilities. Pre-approved by China.

China gets to look like the saviour of the world when the other nations plead and beg it to reign in the North Koreans.

Oh no, we want to be peaceful on the world stage, we can't interfere... the Chinese will say

Meanwhile they will be getting a lot of smug satisfaction and payback over US pressure to float the Yuan and also over that Nobel Prize being given to the Chinese dissident.

They get payback AND diplomatic kudos

AND they get to ram the point home that Chinese support is needed: is vital and crucial to stability in the Asia-Pacific.

they won't like the sending of that US aircraft carrier George Washington. Good on the US for sending it.

but they know the US is stretched over Af-Pak // Iraq and is thus unlikely to back an SK response beyond military exercises/ diplomacy and maybe (remote possibility) a well-telegraphed precision hit on the military installation responsible, giving enough time for the Norks to evacuate. Just to save face.

I think it is a total smokescreen that this attack had much to do with internal succession issues in NK.

I think it was China. China stands to benefit the most, diplomatically and politically from this situation.

Kimmie Junior would not DARE lift a finger if China had not first approved. His succession would not last long if he did.

Maybe this latest attack strategy is what they worked out together on that recent trip to China by Kimmie Senior.

Posted by: anon1   2010-11-24 18:10  

#5  What could go wrong...when we have Circus Boy Obama on it?
Posted by: Hammerhead   2010-11-24 08:41  

#4  ...I've seen several sources that suggest the Japanese have all the components for several weapons simply waiting to be assembled and could actually have warheads online and pointed at the Norks in about 60 days. Part of me hopes that's true, because of the heads that would explode in Beijing and Pyongyang. Part of me hopes it's not.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2010-11-24 05:56  

#3  Tie that in with Japanese AEGIS cruisers that just did ANOTHER successful test for Japan, Patriot III missiles, and the ability to mass produce Arrow 3 class ABMs, and North Korea could be SOL in a real hurry.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2010-11-24 02:27  

#2  The Japanese do not have nukes simply because of two reasons : 1) the American nuclear umbrella, and 2) they didn't want them because they are icky. Reason 1 is fading fast because of Zero's public statements, and 2) no longer seems to apply, at least to the Japanese military or the long-term bureaucracy. The Japanese have the plutonium, the space lift rockets, the miniaturization skills and capabilities, the satellite launch and recovery techology, and the nuclear know-how to go nuke with thermonuclear weapons in about 6 weeks. That is the timeframe for the first warhead, 6 months to surpass China's nuke arsenal, 18 months to surpass Russia's.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2010-11-24 02:23  

#1  Nice graphic. :-)

The Norks may think that a handful of unreliable, undeliverable nukes will be sufficient to blow China, Japan, South Korea and the United States to Kingdom Come.
Posted by: gorb   2010-11-24 00:15  

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