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China-Japan-Koreas
China Unwilling to Impose Sanctions on Norks
2009-06-26
China will not impose sanctions on North Korea independently of a UN resolution. The North depends on China for most of its energy and food. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Thursday said, "Measures related to North Korea should affect neither North Korean people's livelihood nor their normal economic and trading activities." He was answering views that the North would return to nuclear disarmament talks only if China suspends aid to the Stalinist country.

"Even the UN Security Council resolution against North Korea carries a provision stipulating that no UN sanctions should affect the North Korean people's livelihood, economic or trading exchanges, or humanitarian aid,” Qin added.
As defined by the Norks, so money laundering and drug smuggling is still okay ...
The remarks amount to a polite rejection of U.S. requests for China to take direct actions against the North to make sanctions more effective. "China thinks it necessary to find a solution to the North Korean nuclear issue through dialogue and peaceful means,” the spokesman said.
Posted by:Steve White

#9  And South Korea. And Japan. And to a lesser extent, most of the other Pacific Rim nations.
Posted by: Pappy   2009-06-26 22:17  

#8  RE #6: I don't understand what kind of economic problems a NK collapse could cause China...

If NK collapses and China accepts a huge mass of refugees, it is East & West Germany after reunification all over again. The last thing China needs is another mass of unskilled starving people.

China has the means to take your large causualty count option but that is bad for both business and China's desire to be seen as acting like a grownup in international affairs.

Their best move right now, absent some dealmaking, is to keep NK up and running as a perpetual thorn in the side of the America.
Posted by: SteveS   2009-06-26 18:53  

#7  Say... how much money do we owe you guys again? Trillions, huh?

Wanna get paid?
Posted by: mojo   2009-06-26 18:07  

#6  Any kind of Nork collapse causes refugee and economic problems for China. I don't understand what kind of economic problems a NK collapse could cause China. Neither would China have any trouble turning a NK refugee problem into a large casualty count and organs for export. My best guess is China is using its lapdog NK to subvert the West in a plausibly deniable way.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2009-06-26 16:12  

#5  Of course, the Chicoms are 'unwilling'. What is in it for them? Any kind of Nork collapse causes refugee and economic problems for China. In the meantime, they are happy to see a steady stream of weapons flowing to Iran and Syria because it ties up the West on military and political fronts. Same with counterfeiting and drug smuggling.
Posted by: SteveS   2009-06-26 16:06  

#4  Okay China. F-you. How about a trade war and screw the Yuan?
Posted by: newc   2009-06-26 00:45  

#3  Chinese are taught they won the Korean War.

The Chinese did drive US forces back across the 38th parallel in 1950, but I doubt they Chinese would admit US subsequently then them to a standstill.
Posted by: badanov   2009-06-26 00:41  

#2  Chinese are taught they won the Korean War.
Posted by: 3dc   2009-06-26 00:21  

#1  "China thinks it necessary to find a solution to the North Korean nuclear issue through dialogue and peaceful means" How about "Stop now, and we won't kill you."
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2009-06-26 00:09  

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