North Korean government, suggesting that Beijing has little faith in the longevity of Kim PudgeJong-un
...the overweight, pouty-looking hereditary potentate of North Korea. Pudge appears to believe in his own divinity, but has yet to produce any loaves and fishes, so his subjects remain malnourished...
's regime.
Documents drawn up by planners from China's People's Liberation Army that were leaked to Japanese media include proposals for detaining key North Korean leaders and the creation of refugee camps on the Chinese side of the frontier in the event of an outbreak of civil unrest in the secretive state.
The report calls for stepping up monitoring of China's 879-mile border with North Korea.
Any senior North Korean military or politicians who could be the target of either rival factions or another "military power," thought to be a reference to the United States, should be given protection, the documents state.