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China-Japan-Koreas
Food Shortages in N.Korea 'Not at Crisis Level'
2013-06-19
As the famous American philosopher Wednesday Addams once said: wait...
The United States said North Korea's food shortages are limited to certain regions and do not constitute a food crisis.

Local media reports on Monday cited a paper by the U.S. Congressional Research Service earlier this month as showing that the lack of food could be termed chronic as of the middle of this year, but falls short of reaching the "crisis" level.

It added that while the U.S. is not considering providing food aid to the North at the present time, Seoul could bribe offer aid to help thaw long-frozen ties between the two Koreas.
That's a quaint way of offering a bribe...
The paper said the U.S. has provided over U.S.$13 billion in aid to North Korea since 1995.
Thus demonstrating that we are idiots...
Posted by:Steve White

#5  "Danegeld?"

The let the Danes pay it. :-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-06-19 17:49  

#4  $700 million/yr for what?

Danegeld?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-06-19 16:16  

#3  The paper said the U.S. has provided over U.S.$13 billion in aid to North Korea since 1995.

I didn't realize it was anything like that large... $700 million/yr for what?
Posted by: Shipman   2013-06-19 15:55  

#2  FIVE 5 Days, that's how long it takes to start starving.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-06-19 15:33  

#1  Meanwhile, not to be outdone by its 'un-annexed" NOKOR vassals ....

* TOPIX, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS [old] > HOW A FOOD CRISIS MAY STIFLE/OBSTRUCT CHINA'S IMPERIALIST AMBITIONS.

versus

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Telegraph.UK] CHINA'S SHADOW BANKING SYSTEM IS OUT OF CONTROL + UNDER MOUNTING STRESS AS BORROWERS STRUGGLE TO ROLL OVER SHORT-TERM DEBTS, FITCH RATINGS HAS WARNED.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-06-19 03:03  

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