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2011-01-02 China-Japan-Koreas

N.Korea calls for better relations with South

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Posted by Fred 2011-01-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top
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#1 "North Korea began 2011 with calls for improved relations with South Korea after a year of tensions marked by the first deadly attack on a civilian area since the war."

"Baby, why you make me hit you?"

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-01-02 09:36|| 2011-01-02 09:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like the old bob n weave. They may have gotten a lecture from the Chinese or an at a boy. If the weather is as bad as I'm hearing in that part of the world then food supplies must have gotten very bad. The grim future may impose pragmatism. I'm move'n on to the Asian Times for a look see.

Posted by Dale 2011-01-02 10:52|| 2011-01-02 10:52|| Front Page Top

#3 It appears North Korea found out the South Koreans would not back down;

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/LL22Dg01.html

Posted by Dale 2011-01-02 11:35|| 2011-01-02 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 "It was only a Joke! Can'tcha take a joke?"

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-01-02 11:55|| 2011-01-02 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 "Nuclear holocaust" > likely REGIONAL, IFF NOT GLOBAL, not just between the two Koreas???

* WMF > INTERVIEW ITH PLAN RADM YANG YI: DAOYUS ISLANDS ISSUE IS [ultimately] A "GREAT GAME" BETWEEN CHINA + US, NOT BETWEEN CHINA + JAPAN, USDOD, USDOD SHIFTS ITS STRATEGIC CENTER-OF- GRAVITY FROM WESTERN EUROPE TO ITS GUAM BASE.

and

* FREEREPUBLIC/TOPIX > SPACE: A FRONTIER TOO FAR FOR US, CHINA COOPERATION???

versies

* SAME > MYANMAR'S 500,000-STRONG ARMY BUYS NEW ARMS + PREPARES DEFENSIVE "PEOPLES WAR" DEFENSIVE SCHEMAS AGZ US ATTACK BASED ON COMMUNIST TACTICS USED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

OTOH WMF > A NEW "HONG KONG" FOR NORTH KOREA?DPRK LEASES GRANVILLE + GOLDEN PING YALU RIVER ISLANDS TO CHINA FOR 100-YEARS IN EXCHANGE FOR 50-YEAR LEASE RIGHTS TO CHINESE BORDER CITY OF DANDONG.

* WMF > PAKISTAN NATIONAL MEDIA: PAKISTAN SHOULD PLACE ITS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC RELATIONS WID THE US IN FRONT OF CHINA.

* CHINA DAILY FORUM > STRATEGICALLY, CHINA MUST DEVELOP ITS WEST BECAUSE ITS EAST IS BLOCKED.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-01-02 23:09|| 2011-01-02 23:09|| Front Page Top

#6 More ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Global Times.CN poll] MOST CHINESE DOUBT SUPERPOWER STATUS FOR CHINA.

* SAME > [Mil Scenario]THE SECOND INDO-CHINESE WAR OF 2013-2015.

* TOPIX > [Freerepublic] KIM JONG-IL HIDES HIMSELF UNDERGROUND FOR FEAR OF US F-22 RAPTORS [during 11/28-12/01 US-ROK MILEX].

Also from TOPIX > [International coalition of pro-China Activists] GLOBAL GROUP JOINS DAOYUS FIGHT.

* SAME [Wikileaks = Wiki-Gate]SOUTH KOREA: LEE'S AIDE MENTIONED NORTH KOREA COLLAPSE + [post-DPRK Collapse, ROK-accepted/managed...] "INTERIM ENTITY".

Can ROK act as GOVERNING "REGENT" or similar for a collapsed DPRK???

* SAME > UNCERTAINTY SHADOWS 2011.

ARTIC = SOUTH KOREA anticipates more NORTH attacks = mil incidents in new year 2011 as complemented by North attempts to de facto influence andor control SEOUL GOVT. POLITICS = POLITICAL DECISIONS, PUBLIC POLICIES.

SOURCE indics that NOKOR may make an attempt to induce the FAILURE OF ROK "GRAND NATIONAL PARTY"???

* SAME > [Korea Herald] SEOUL: JAPANESE FORCES [deployment] ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
"UNREALISTIC".

ARTIC = Proposal by JAPAN PM NATO KAN "completely" unrealistic as opined by ROK Presidential Palace Official.

Read, NUC CHINA + RUSSIA? WON'T STAND FOR NIPPON GROUND = CONVENTIONAL FORCES IN KOREA(S).

* SAME > SOMEHOW WE SURVIVED A VERY EXPLOSIVE 2010.

SNAFU/FUBAR > "2011" BY MOST ACCOUNTS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGHLY VOLATILE = DANGEROUS LIKE 2010, IFF NOT WORSE. DITTO REST OF DECADE [2011-2020/2025?]???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-01-02 23:39|| 2011-01-02 23:39|| Front Page Top

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