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| Kim home from Hu's |
| 2006-01-18 |
| Media confirm Kim's China visit That convinces me it's true. (CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has paid an "unofficial" visit to China, the country's KCNA news agency reported Wednesday. The announcement ended weeks of speculation about Kim's whereabouts and whether he had made the trip. It was not immediately known whether Kim remained in China or had returned to North Korea. Kim and Chinese president Hu Jintao "had an in-depth exchange of views on international and regional issues of common concern," KCNA reported. "Both sides fully appreciated the positive results made in several rounds of the six-party talks in Beijing, and unanimously agreed to consistently maintain the stand of seeking a negotiated peaceful solution to the issue and push forward through sustained joint efforts the process of the six-party talks so as to contribute to the eventual and peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula." Kim, the news agency reported, noted that North Korea's commitment toward the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula had not changed. "He pointed out that the DPRK would join Chinese comrades in the efforts to seek away of overcoming the difficulties lying in the way of the six-party talks and steadily advance the talks." Hu, in a banquet given in Kim's honor, pledged to continue to support North Korea in its efforts to "develop and grow strong and prosperous," the news agency reported. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #9 *rimshot* Chris LOL |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-18 21:06 |
| #8 Hu's on first? This reminds me very little of how during the time of Deng Xiaoping, when it came to army contracts, it wasn't who you know but Hu Yaobang. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-01-18 20:04 |
| #7 Media confirm Kim's China visit That convinces me it's true. Masterful sarcasm, Nimble! |
| Posted by: Steve White 2006-01-18 19:48 |
| #6 Thinking Frank's got it. Only room for one nut-case at a time on the international level |
| Posted by: 6 2006-01-18 18:15 |
| #5 Hu's on first? |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-01-18 17:10 |
| #4 "Positive results"?!? Only if you regard complete and total stalling, heel-dragging, dissimulation, postponement and delay any sort of seeking a solution. Yes, of course. That was the goal all along. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-01-18 14:10 |
| #3 "Both sides fully appreciated the positive results made in several rounds of the six-party talks in Beijing, and unanimously agreed to consistently maintain the stand of seeking a negotiated peaceful solution to the issue and push forward through sustained joint efforts the process of the six-party talks so as to contribute to the eventual and peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula." "Positive results"?!? Only if you regard complete and total stalling, heel-dragging, dissimulation, postponement and delay any sort of seeking a solution. China has purposefully exacerbated the Korean crisis as a counterweight to American military dominance in the East Asian quadrant. One can only hope that Kim's generals |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-01-18 13:54 |
| #2 IIUC China has a lot to lose as well with a shutdown of oil exporting from the gulf, which could easily happen in an uncontrolled escalation (i.e. NK does something irrational - more than usual) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-18 13:03 |
| #1 Both sides fully appreciated the positive results made in several rounds of the six-party talks in Beijing, and unanimously agreed to consistently maintain the stand of seeking a negotiated peaceful solution to the issue and push forward through sustained joint efforts the process of the six-party talks so as to contribute to the eventual and peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. Translation: the Chinese jerked Kim's leash. They know that with Iran pushing on our remaining nerve re: homocidal maniacs with nukes, it is not the time to let the NORKs run loose. |
| Posted by: too true 2006-01-18 12:13 |