The Chinese government has warned North Korea against any “further escalation” today after one of the nation’s top generals claimed to have canceled the ceasefire with South Korea and the United States and claimed nuclear weapons are “on standby.”
North Korean officials have repeatedly claimed they are considering a “preemptive nuclear attack” against the United States in retaliation for UN sanctions, but there is no evidence that they have yet succeeded in transforming their successful nuclear detonations into a small enough size to be put on a warhead in the first place, let alone that they have missiles capable of reaching the US.
Such bellicose rhetoric is all-too-common on the Korean Peninsula, and indeed the North Korean military has announced the end of the now 60-year long ceasefire multiple times in the past several years, only for the tensions to quiet down shortly thereafter.
The US has announced its intentions to impose more and more sanctions on North Korea, but the reality is that such sanctions have been in place for over half a century to such a degree that the US has little to no ties with the reclusive nation. Rather it is China, North Korea’s largest and materially only trading partner, that usually has to play the role of mediator during these dust-ups, and always manages to calm the situation in relatively short order.
Sanctions have only ever strengthened dictators. They solidified Castro's hold on Cuba and Saddam's on Iraq. if we did the opposite of sanctions, flood the country with trade and goods, then another power would arise from within the country. Some people would acquire economic power and that would weaken and eventually bring about change.
Prosperity is a dictators worst nightmare. All sanctions do is hurt the common people.
Sanctions also strengthen the hard-liners in a democracy. In fact any hostile actions against any country results in an increase of government authority in the attacked country. Take the U.S., for one example.
Dangerous retoric, but I cant immagine that China would allow US station on its borders. Situation will calm down I believe……
Its only another distruction from endless Israels crimes against humanity, their latest preparions invade Golan Hights and areas behind – their never ending Theft of land, fanatism with constant blackmail of US with their undeclared arsenal WMD… , peter czech
"China Warns North Korea . . . .’
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BBC: China, the North's only major ally, said all sides should continue to talk and avoid "further escalation". . .China and North Korea have normal country relations. At the same time, we also oppose North Korea's conducting of nuclear tests. . . .China calls on the relevant parties to be calm and exercise restraint and avoid taking any further action that would cause any further escalations."
The US-backed sanctions being an act of war, North Korea has the right to defend itself.
its plain too see that n.korea is beung run by a lunatick,if he wishes to commit suicide let him do it,why drag the rest of the n.koreans into this matter, if n.korea believes china will help them,a country that deals with the world and has gotten rich from north america,then i think thie kid who is pretending to be president should do the right thing,either step down or shoot himself.
Eye for an Eye leaves whole world blind .
DPRK lost one third population in 1950 and did not submit .DPRK has unknown number of uranium based nukes . The US can kill 10-90 percent of above ground DPRK population.
If you Kill one third of DPRK people the food supply in underground tunnels will last 50% longer.
If you Kill 90 percent of population above ground the food supply underground in DPRK will last ten times longer.Therefore ,what is ideal for DPRK leadership is greater loss of civilian casualties.Less mouths to feed. Instant population control.What do you think second DPRK US nuclear war looks like ? They can claim they were instant martys. Do you think they will not sacrifice them?
These people will not submit. And for all the noise about China, they will not stand for such a catastrophe on their border.
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The uberclan of the rough tough Global cream puffs.
sounds like more fear and wonder to keep the mob ewwing and ahhing. while the MIC collects MORE LOOT and then drops one of OUR own nukes on main st for good measure with zog help of course
What’s the big deal? The US routinely threatens to nuke countries.
China is not the only trading partner of DPRK
Try Russia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, to name a few.
America no longer has the balls to face a country like this. Sure, they can talk tough about bombing them from far away, drones taking out their WW2 tanks and artillery, but you would have to get in on the ground to have any real lasting impact. Remember Pyongyang was 90% destroyed after the Korean War, and the city planners rebuilt it with the notion that the US might do it again.