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2017-06-22 China-Japan-Koreas

China Proposes Halt to U.S. Military Exercises in South Korea at Talks

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-22 06:49|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Yes, if it involves a American-Chinese-South Korean military exercise in North Korea instead. De-fanged and on a leash again.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-06-22 08:25|| 2017-06-22 08:25|| Front Page Top

#2 I always thought Pyongyang was having its strings pulled by Moscow not Beijing

Posted by 746 2017-06-22 11:57|| 2017-06-22 11:57|| Front Page Top

#3 I always thought Pyongyang was having its strings pulled by Moscow not Beijing

If China implemented sanctions against NK, the government would collapse overnight. It's not a fear of refugees that prevents China from reining in Kim. China could mine its borders and shoot anyone approaching them. What's more likely is that North Korea is China's pit bull - a bargaining chip to get Uncle Sam to leave the region, thereby letting China reassemble its fleet of vassal states from days of yore. Just about every country in East Asia used to be a Chinese vassal state, which can be thought of as training wheels for full provincial status (i.e. when Chinese troops entered to provide the benefits of Chinese civilization to the natives).

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-06-22 18:08|| 2017-06-22 18:08|| Front Page Top

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