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| China Supports Peaceful Korean Reunification |
| 2011-01-18 |
| Chinese President Hu Jintao has said that "independent and peaceful reunification" of the two Koreas is "in the fundamental interest" of both sides. As long as the new Korea does as it's told, and provides Kimmie with lots of cognac... Hu's remarks came in a written Q&A with the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post just before he embarked on a state visit to the U.S. on Tuesday. Asked whether China believes "that reunification of the Korean peninsula will bring more stability than maintaining the status quo?" Hu said, "As a close neighbor and friend of [both Koreas], China hopes that the North and the South will improve relations and achieve reconciliation and cooperation through dialogue and consultation and eventually realize independent and peaceful reunification, and we support their efforts in this regard. This is in the fundamental interests of both the North and the South and conducive to peace and stability on the peninsula." The Chinese leadership has expressed support for reunification independent of the military and political influence of the U.S. and led by the two Koreas themselves several times. But it has been widely believed to prefer the status quo for strategic reasons. "We stand for achieving denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful way through dialogue and consultation to maintain peace and stability of the peninsula and Northeast Asia," Hu told the two papers. "For this purpose, China actively advocates and promotes the six-party talks process." Except for the part about pressing their lap dog to attend such talks... He expressed hope "that proceeding from the overall interests of the denuclearization of the peninsula and regional peace and stability, the parties concerned will take active measures and create conditions for the resumption" of the talks. Hu claimed the talks stand a good chance of success. "I am convinced that as long as the parties respect each other, engage in consultation on an equal footing, and implement the September 19 Joint Statement in a comprehensive and balanced way through the six-party talks, they will arrive at an appropriate solution to the Korean nuclear issue and contribute to lasting peace and stability on the peninsula and in Northeast Asia." |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Yeah. Just like the "peaceful" reunification of Taiwan with China. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-01-18 14:55 |
| #4 Korea has as big a beef with Japan as the Chinese do. Only Chinese support of the North has pushed Korea into alliances with Japan. If the Chinese were smart they would have worked towards unification once the Soviets stopped supporting Korea. Made everything as peaceful as possible while slipping a wedge or two in there to pry the Koreans away from Japan and the US. It is probably not too late. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-01-18 12:33 |
| #3 It was all but unified till China intervened in 1950. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-01-18 11:45 |
| #2 The Chinese are not complete dunces. The thought has had to have crossed their minds that SKor is absolutely no threat to them, and is even closer to the Chinese Way than is NKor. And, if Korea was unified under the leadership of the South, that China would be rid of a major nuisance, and Korea would become China's best friend, worth tens of billions of dollars a year to China, with little or no reason for the US to be there at all. From the US point of view, such a deal might even be too sweet for China. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-18 10:01 |
| #1 See also WORLD NEWS > CHINA PROVINCE GAINS SEA ACCESS VIA NORTH KOREA. Again, "Rising China" would like to have Chin-controlled "Warm-Water" Ports throughout the "First Island Chain" for PLA power projection, Commerce, + has directly linked its perceived destiny as SOLE SUCCESSOR GLOBAL SUPERPOWER to the allegedly WEAK-N-DECLINING US to its success or failure to procure same. * SAME > NORTH KOREA HIT BY FOOT-AND-MOUTH EPIDEMIC? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-01-18 01:20 |