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| China to Sanction NK in Case of Missile Launch |
| 2009-03-01 |
| China is very likely to move to sanction North Korea if the latter goes ahead with its missile launch, an influential U.S. expert on North Korea said. Scott Snyder, director of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy of Asia Foundation, said if North Korea decides to fire the missile despite the international opposition, China will perceive it as “influencing a critical national interest,” and is likely to impose sanctions on Pyongyang to send a “message” of warning to it, RFA reported Friday. However, Snyder predicted the Chinese sanction won't be severe. “It's not going to be a sustained sanction regime,” he said. The Chinese leadership is quietly working hard to prevent the North’s missile launch. For example, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei visited Pyongyang last week. It is not immediately clear whether China, perceived as having the most influence on North Korea than any other countries, will be able to deter North Korea’s planned act. Kim Myung-gil, a North Korean representative to the United Nations, said Thursday in a forum held in Atlanta that North Korea would launch a “satellite” as planned. If the North goes ahead with the missile launch, a U.N. sanction appears inevitable. Snyder noted that he sees that China will join the sanction as long as it is not something harsh. China also reportedly told Snyder that even if it is the closet ideological ally to North Korea, but business is business. “If we have any action to take toward North Korea, we would immediately carry it out without giving a prior notice to it,” a Chinese diplomat reportedly told Snyder. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Yeah Dave D. bussing tables. Now dammer that is a for sure sign of the end times. Dave been cooped up too much in deh cities... him needs the wide open spaces and room to roam. Srsly. And he should carry his camera with him. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 11:21 |
| #5 Maybe AB will bring Dave back to help out. Haven't seen Dave in a while. Last time I saw him he was under a bar stool. He was peaceful there so I didn't want to bother him but he was snoring loud enough to wake the dead. But Dave could always bus the tables or something. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-03-01 11:01 |
| #4 AB is a gem... but Labor Relations ain't his strong point if you catch my drift. I mean frankly, (can I say that?) he's the BBKFH. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 09:55 |
| #3 Bar's been open long hours lately, .5MT. I hear AB is considering hiring another shift just to keep up with the demand. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-03-01 07:30 |
| #2 B-1s of SDBs Humm...... I can has Broody Mary pls? Sorry, just getting in line... |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 06:08 |
| #1 as long as it isnt harsh. *F**K! That is the point. To make it harsh. The Norks are just an evil catspaw for the Chicoms, who want to know just how capable the US anti-missile systems are, and hope to draw us out with their foolishness. Simply destroy their entire launch complex with a couple B-1s of SDBs. It is very important to make an example of the Norks, who are very weak, to keep other bad actors in line. |
| Posted by: rammer 2009-03-01 01:50 |