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| Japan, China to work for stable N. Korea | |
| 2011-12-26 | |
BEIJING: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that he and his Chinese counterpart have agreed to work together in dealing with North Korea and promoting stability in the closed country after the death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il.
Noda, the first foreign leader to meet with China's leaders since Kim's death, emphasized the need to get stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program back on track. "We are currently facing a new situation in East Asia," Noda told reporters after mentioning Kim's death. "On this issue, it is very timely to exchange views with the host of the six-party talks and the country with the most influence on North Korea," he said, referring to China. "Safeguarding the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula is in the common interest of our two countries." Noda was speaking before meeting with his counterpart, Wen Jiabao. He meets with President Hu Jintao on Monday before returning home. His visit to China was planned before Kim's death was announced Dec. 19. When asked whether China could confirm that Un was in complete control of North Korea, Japanese Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Yutaka Yokoi would only say that Noda and Wen had discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula. After meeting with Wen, Noda told reporters that the two leaders had agreed to cooperate to try to achieve stability on the Korean Peninsula. "We shared the understanding that denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and its peace and stability not only benefits Japan and China but serves the common interest of all neighboring countries," he said. Japan does not have diplomatic relations with North Korea, while China is the impoverished country's | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 More ... * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > A CHINESE TAKEOVER OF NORTH KOREA? UNLIKELY: ASIAN CORRESPONDENT | KIM JONG-EUN DOESN'T LEAVE CHINA SYMPATHIZERS ALIVE, to include late Big Daddy-O Kimmie + Grandpa Kim "I'll-Kill-You-All-Soon" Il-Sung. ARTIC = NORTH KOREA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA IS ONE OF [reluctant = absolute] NECESSITY, NOT FRIENDSHIP. END-OF-ARTIC Short Summary = Being PRO-CHINA [+ PRO-SOVIET, other ANTI/NON-KOREAN?] IS [means]EITHER DEATH OR LIFE IN PRISON IN NORTH KOREA. The 2012 CPC Plenum as per my above Post is gonna be one for the popcorn. CHINA WANTS DISTANT OVERSEAS PORTS FOR PLA POWER PROJECTION + IT TAINT GETTING IT. FYI my home island of Guam would like US-approved visa waivers for mainland Chinese + Russian tourists to come + visit, but thus far Secretary Janet has only granted parole authority for Russian tourists - THE US WANTS MAINLAND CHINESE TOURISTS TO GO TO TAIWAN FIRST [or prolly Canada] BEFORE THEY COME TO GUAM OR ULTIMATELY CONUS. Although Taiwan would certainly love the tourist dollars, their priority is DOMESTIC SECURITY [read, ANTI-PLA = COMMANDOS, FIFTH COLUMNISTS]hence would likely seriously limit the number of mainland Chinese tourists that can enter Taiwan or go on to Guam. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-12-26 22:42 |
| #1 All hell could easily occur in NE Asia iff the CPC does indeed decide during its 2012 Plenum to treat = declare the DPRK as a Chinese province, as a number of China Perts anticipate. It effec means that the DPRK Commie Movement has failed, espec as per its promise of Pan-Korean Nationalism + Unification wid the South. In addition, many in Japan consider the Koreas as part of Japan, at least since the turn of the 20th Century, + NOT a part of China or even a vassal-state of China. It would be an obvious disaster for SOKOR as well for the same reasons of Nationalism + Unification, + may also induce a serious split in the US-Taiwan relationship since Taiwan = ROC tends to support many of the mainland's territorial interests vee Japan + other ASEAN Nations. Lastly, whatever slim chance the ROK + US + UNC/UNSC had in crossing the DMZ into the DPRK in case of State collapse WILL BE GONE - PERIOD! - UNLESS THE FORMER ARE WILLING TO WAGE MAJOR REGIONAL WAR = NUCLEAR WAR? WID CHINA. BESIDES THAT WHOLE "END OF THE WORLD ON 12/19-21st, 2012" THINGY. Keep your fingers crossed. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-12-26 03:29 |