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China-Japan-Koreas

China Warns Pyongyang Against 'Miscalculation'

2013-04-12

In a front-page column on Wednesday, the Chinese Communist Party's official People's Daily warned North Korea not to "miscalculate the situation."

That definitely looks like someone is yanking on the leash...

It was the most explicit warning yet from North Korea's sole ally not to overplay its hand.

The People's Daily carried a column by international affairs expert Hua Yiwen on the front page saying that even if North Korea has 100 reasons to build up defenses, it has no reason whatsoever to conduct a nuclear test or launch a ballistic missile in violation of UN Security Council resolutions. He added the North cannot shift responsibility for mounting tensions on the Korean Peninsula since last year onto others.

The Global Times, an English-language sister newspaper of the People's Daily, sang to the same tune in an editorial titled "North Korea cannot justify its overreaction."

"The favorable opinion of the Chinese public toward Pyongyang is fading. This does no good to the North's long-term interests," it wrote.

Posted by:Steve White

#6 Well ... if you think about it - it's a 1-2-3 Punch for the USA.

First, Hugo Chavez is gone. So that takes out Venezuela. Next the US gets rid of Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang. Then finally Israel gets rid of Ahmadinejad in Iran.

And then all the Bad Boyz are gone for good.

You have to admit - it's a very impressive plan if they pull it off. The world will certainly be a much better place :-)

Raider

Posted by: Raider 2013-04-12 22:09

#5 Defcon 3

Debka

Posted by: Dale 2013-04-12 10:23

#4 "Sorry about the rubble. We told them to knock it off, but you know how those guys are. Now if you'll excuse us, we have some business to attend to in the South China Sea."

Posted by: SteveS 2013-04-12 09:22

#3 ..to sweeten that pot, tell the Chinese we'll reduce our foot print in South Korea to a mere MAG team, mainly to help maintain existing systems we've sold them over the years, most of which will likely be civilian contractors.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-04-12 08:56

#2 China stands to take over the DPRK naturally or forcibly

Well I have a deal for them!

The ROK, China and the US meet secretly (no NYT allowed). We all agree to divide North Korea on some suitable line. China gets what is north of the line, the ROK gets what is south. Each pledges non-interference with the other, yadda-yadda.

Just before the day all this happens China invites many of the Nork leaders to Beijing for 'consultations'. Suffice to say, they don't go home.

China and the ROK move, we follow with the food convoys, the people of North Korea get fed, and over time we de-program the crazy buggers. China gets resources and another outlet to the ocean, the ROK gets a fair measure of 'reunification', and we all get to see Pudgy and the generals swing.

It could work...

Posted by: Steve White 2013-04-12 08:36

#1 China stands to take over the DPRK naturally or forcibly regardless iff by famine-led Regime-State collapse, war, or by free trade.

IMO Bejing + Pyongyang both know this, as best illustrated by recent MSM-Net Artics describing Beijing's seeming bypass of MilThreat-happy Kim Jong-un = North Korea in favor of new strategic rapprochment wid SOUTH KOREA???

TAIWAN IS REPOR TELLING ITS POPULATION THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO FEAR, BUT DEEP DOWN I BELIEVE TAIWAN'S GOVT KNOWS ITS THE MAIN WAR/ATTACK TARGET FOR THE PLA'S MOTHERLY AIRBORNE FORCES.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-04-12 02:06

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