China’s Foreign Ministry has summoned North Korea’s ambassador today to deliver a public statement of condemnation for their Monday night nuclear test. China’s state media had warned against such a test and raised the prospect of cutting aid if they followed through.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry didn’t address the aid directly today, but said they delivered a message of “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” to the nuclear test, urging North Korea to abandon the program and return to peace talks.
Other nations of course were just as loud in their condemnations but as materially North Korea’s only ally China’s comments count for much more, and the threats by other nations for sanctions are extremely limited, as those sanctions are by and large already in place.
The UN Security Council was quick to approve a statement of strong condemnation for last night’s North Korean nuclear weapons test, with several nations following that with further statements of criticism.
The Obama Administration termed the test a “highly provocative act,” while Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta called it a “serious threat” to the United States. Russian officials demanded the North Korean program be immediately ended.
Even Israel chimed in, declaring their “grave concerns” that North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons cannot be tolerated. Israel is one of only a handful of nations that have refused to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and have developed nuclear weapons on their own.
Watch China do nothing, maybe back some light sanctions at most.
This is their Israel, right on their border.
Speaking of Israel, talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Shut up, Fascists!
I don't understand all the scandal. When the US, Israel, China, Russia, France and so on detonate their nukes, everything is hunky dory, but if NK -or God forbid Iran did it- the sky falls. What a hypocrite bunch.
China and Russia like US/Israel are criminal states. These puppet countries are sitting on thousands of Nuclear bombs, yet are ordering N.Koria to stop protecting its own citizens. People must attack those phony and stupid "progressives" who claim US is encricling China and Russia. Shame on you. China and Russia are FULLY COOPERATING WITH US/ISRAEL against weaker state. Don't you remember Russia and China sold LIBYA to get concessions? Don't you remember Russia and China voted for illegal sanction against Iranian Nuclear program? China has sold syria and Russia is doing the same. Only Iran is standing tall in support of Syria. Please attack those stupid "progressives" who paint Russia and China as "victims".