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| Kimmie's China Trip Turns Sour |
| 2011-05-27 |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong-il apparently ran into a A diplomatic source in Beijing said on Thursday there were differences of opinion. China is seeking to scrap the development of Hwanggumpyong, an island in the lower reaches of the Duman (or Tumen) River, which it considers financially unviable, and focus investment on Rajin-Sonbong, while North Korea insists on developing both. The state-run Xinhua News said Kim met Hu and Wen separately on Wednesday. Meeting Wen, Kim said, "The two countries have taken a new step in economic cooperation with the construction of the new Apnok (or Yalu) River bridge. Let's open a new era through expanded and deeper economic cooperation." Wen was quoted as saying, "China hopes that economic cooperation is achieved through normal business processes and we believe provinces and businesses need to become more proactive." That is seen as a firm rejection of North Korea's hopes that the Chinese central government gets directly involved in the projects. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency did not report the comments. Kim was apparently so miffed that the econocrats accompanying him boycotted his later meeting with Hu. Hu urged Kim to engage in dialogue with South Korea. "China believes that both sides must maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and uphold the goal of denuclearization, while maintaining objectivity and restraint in tackling obstacles and improving mutual relations." Kim was quoted as saying he hopes to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, stick to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and believes that the six-party talks should be resumed at an early date. He wrapped up his seven-day visit on Thursday afternoon and headed back to North Korea aboard his armored train. He was expected to cross the border early Friday morning. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > SOMALIS DESTROY PRC OIL PLATFORM, KILLING CHINESE WORKERS; USE CSS-4 ON SOMALI NOW. ARTIC > Chin FM offic condemns deadly mass attack by Ogaden National liberation Front [ONLF] fighters on SINOPEC Oil Rig in Abole, Somali State, Ethiopia which killed 9 Chinese + 65 Ethiopian workers. * SAME POSTER THREADS > AUSTRALIA LAMENTED THE MOST, INDONESIAN INVASION [of Australia] IN FUTURE TO BE BACKED UP BY CHINA. Sino-Indonesian strategic partnership + cooperation; + PLAN MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO LAUNCH LARGE-SCALE REMOTE ATTACKS. * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > USMC CHIEF LOOKS TO OFFSET CHINA IN [Southwest] PACIFIC. USMC CMDT Gen. Jim Amos, whose comments I interprete to mean or strongly infer as applying to the SOUTH CHINA SEAS = SE ASIA REGIONS, + INDIAN OCEAN, besides also the DEFENSE OF AUSTRALIA [AUS-NZ] + ANTARCTICA. D *** NG IT, THE PRIMITIVE TRIBALIST HEADHUNTERS, CANNIBALS OF PAPUA-NEW GUINEA WANT SU-27/33 STRIKEFIGHTER JETS, to oppose the rampaging imperialism of VANUATU! Who knew? * SAME > [F-35] JET DELAY ADDS TO [growing] CHINA THREAT. * RUSSIA TODAY > MEDVEDEV WARNS OF ARMS RACE BY 2020 WIDOUT AGREEMENT ON MISSLE DEFENSE. * NEWS KERALA > SINO-PAK FRIENDSHIP EXPRESS HITS "GWADAR NAVAL BASE" BUMP. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-27 23:31 |
| #3 ION PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > [Grand] FEAT OR DISASTER IN THE MAKING: WE MUST FACE REALITY OF THREE GORGES. and * DAILY TIMES. PK > POWER CRISIS MAY FORCE CHINA TO FACE INFLATION DEMONS. Wehell, iff GUAM TAOTAMONAS are correct, + they usually are, the good news for China is that the US will face its own similar, Superpower-status affecting energy crisis in time. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-27 23:01 |
| #2 BY most accounts Chinese ventures in the DPRK don't do well, which China blames on rigid DPRK protocols + regulation - the DPRK, on the other hand, claims that Chinese companies prefer to follow Chinese, not DPRK laws; + prefer to hire mostly or all Chinese-only workers + managers whom like to remit back home into Beijing's coffers, not Pyongyang's. In any case, RISING CHINA'S strategic focii is breaking the barriers of the "First Island Chain" + securing maritime Military, Trade access into WESTPAC + FAR PACOAS thru the OKINAWA-TAIWAN-NORPHIL CORRIDORS, espec thru OKINAWA-TAIWAN. Beijing for time being is not going to directly challenge SCO-CSTO ally Russia's milpol domination in the NORTH CHINA SEA = SAKHALIN + SOUTH KURILES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-27 20:33 |
| #1 more sour than kimchi gone bad? |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-05-27 01:35 |