Chinas Korea policy in tatters as both North and South defy sanctions

[jpak]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-korea-policy-in-tatters-as-both-north-and-south-defy-sanctions/2017/04/17/50da5e28-22f2-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_story.html?utm_term=.7f2a32b71e66

BEIJING — More than half a century ago, hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers died in the Korean War, fighting on the side of their Communist allies against the American-backed South. Yet today, China finds itself in the uncomfortable position of falling out with both the Communist North and capitalist South of this troublesome peninsula, imposing sanctions on both countries but getting no satisfaction from either.

On Monday, South Korea announced it would press ahead with the “swift deployment” of an American missile defense system despite relentless and vociferous Chinese opposition.

In February, China said it was cutting off coal imports from North Korea in accordance with sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council in a bid to persuade the country to abandon its nuclear and missile program. On Sunday, North Korea ignored China’s pleadings not to raise regional tensions by conducting another missile test, albeit one that failed.

China has also deployed an unofficial and unilateral package of sanctions against South Korea to persuade it not to deploy an American missile defense system. On Monday, as Vice President Pence warned North Korea not to test U.S. resolve, South Korea’s acting president, Hwang Kyo-ahn, vowed to press ahead with the “swift deployment” of that system, known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD.

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[heaven05]

1. ROAD TO WAR

being traveled here. Rattling sabers(missiles-anti missile defenses). I always though the first exchange would be India/Pakistan. Who could have imagined a trump regime. I never knew that ameriKKKa has so many goddamn dumb asses. A lot of racist clowns yeah, but not enough to make the election close enough for the reichwing/russia to steal from thinking americans. Stock up on water-non perishables.

[Kentonio]

2. China are facing some really tough times diplomatically at the moment

In some ways, the years they've spent using rampant nationalistic propaganda really limits the diplomatic options they have open to them.

[Wounded Bear]

3. China is perhaps starting to realize...

that Beijing is within range, too. Un's missiles don't just fly to the west.