Is this anything different from the sanctions that were implemented 2 weeks ago? Sounds like are implementing the agreed to measures.
Yes, because it's China and they're the biggest trading partner of NK.
Is this anything different from the sanctions that were implemented 2 weeks ago? Sounds like are implementing the agreed to measures.
Is this anything different from the sanctions that were implemented 2 weeks ago? Sounds like are implementing the agreed to measures.
seems pretty big
I am surprised China would let North Kora die, they will have a Nato base at their front door in no time.
seems pretty big
I am surprised China would let North Kora die, they will have a Nato base at their front door in no time.
If you subscribe to the theory that Trump would provoke a war in order to deflect from the Mueller investigation, then it is plausible that Rocket Man might provoke a war to avoid the risk of a coup, if that was a possible outcome of tightening sanctions and economic paucity.
Just food for thought, but you have to consider every angle.
Is this anything different from the sanctions that were implemented 2 weeks ago?
They don't need full militarize japan. Just legalize nuke creation is more than enough to threaten China as region super power. They have technology and ability to build that within the short time if need be + support from US. Why would China want a more powerful Japan?
Yes and no. In general, the JMSDF is technologically superior to the PLAN, but the limits to their employment and their smaller size means that the former isn't going to be a proper threat to the latter any time in the near future. However, an expanded Japanese military and a loosening of the Japanese constitution means that China will have to divert forces and other resources to account for their greater capability. Moreover, it serves as a potential threat for the next few decades, so that's something that China would prefer to avoid.Is a japanese military force really a big threat for China? I guess that after all this years they are still way behind their full potential, and even then, I dont know if a country with way density and labd could be a threat to one of the most powerful countries in the world
I don't think that China expects a war to break out, but the possibility will have to enter their calculations at some point. But that's going to be more pointed at the US than it is at North Korea because North Korea is a more predictable actor.I seriously doubt that China has been happy about what's been going on with NK. If a war breaks out with the US, China will suffer from great loses and even maybe nuclear fallout. Another big thing is off course a refugee crisis that make the Syrian war look like child's play. China is the only country that has the influence and power to stop NK without the whole region turning into shit.
The most likely suspect is Ukraine. They have ballistic missile experience and they need the money. For nuclear capability, the culprit is more likely to be Pakistan.I suspect that the recent "improvements" in their ballistic and yield capabilities are actually being lubricated by an outside actor. Not China. There's only one nuclear-capable nation that benefits from NK being a pain in the ass right now. See also Cuban diplomats.
They don't need full militarize japan. Just legalize nuke creation is more than enough to threaten China as region super power. They have technology and ability to build that within the short time if need be + support from US. Why would China want a more powerful Japan?
If you subscribe to the theory that Trump would provoke a war in order to deflect from the Mueller investigation, then it is plausible that Rocket Man might provoke a war to avoid the risk of a coup, if that was a possible outcome of tightening sanctions and economic paucity.
Just food for thought, but you have to consider every angle.
Will China actually enforce it though?
Will China actually enforce it though?
Unintentionally.
They forced China to finally deal with North Korea else face a larger US presence in Japan and Korea.
The most likely suspect is Ukraine. They have ballistic missile experience and they need the money. For nuclear capability, the culprit is more likely to be Pakistan.
My God, did this administration actually do something right?
no
a war with the US would lead to his death and end of regime, guaranteeing a "coup"
avoiding a risk of a coup would mean executing people internally
But the Russians don't make any sense though. They don't need the money from North Korea, and they're invested in deescalation in the Korean Peninsula.I'm pretty sure the poster was referring to the Russians.
You know there will always be a backdoor for the right price.
No. This is more likely due to North Korea's flaunting of their nuclear weapons and how it may lead to proliferation across the region. Remember that China doesn't want them to have nukes either, they just want North Korea to exist as it has since the war: a huge buffer zone between them and the nearest US military base.
what if Russa invades NK.
There are a lot of factors at play, but the biggest one is that North Korea's actions (and Kim Jong-un's in particular) have been ticking off China. And this is largely independent of what they're doing to rile up Japan and the US, as the most egregious act to date was the assassination of Kim Jong-un's brother.
I would imagine he feels it's reaching a breaking point. They either do something to deal with NK now or they deal with the impending war on their border.
No. This is more likely due to North Korea's flaunting of their nuclear weapons and how it may lead to proliferation across the region. Remember that China doesn't want them to have nukes either, they just want North Korea to exist as it has since the war: a huge buffer zone between them and the nearest US military base.
Exactly, we've already seen what him avoiding a coup looks like when he killed his brother(?) in Indonesia(?). It'd be assassinations of general and family members, not nuclear war.
Is a japanese military force really a big threat for China? I guess that after all this years they are still way behind their full potential, and even then, I dont know if a country with way density and labd could be a threat to one of the most powerful countries in the world
China would rather annex than allow a reunification, but I have no idea what that could look like in a decade.
Is a japanese military force really a big threat for China? I guess that after all this years they are still way behind their full potential, and even then, I dont know if a country with way density and labd could be a threat to one of the most powerful countries in the world
If China is doing this, I'm anxious about the situation.
If NK is actually driven into a corner this time who knows what they'll do.
Either annexation or reunification would likely result in net QoL increases for the residents, but the logistics of making either happen are incredibly difficult.Yes. China is slapping North Korea and telling them to sit the F down.
I suspect that the recent "improvements" in their ballistic and yield capabilities are actually being lubricated by an outside actor. Not China. There's only one nuclear-capable nation that benefits from NK being a pain in the ass right now. See also Cuban diplomats.
China doesn't like either the brinksmanship, nor the influence of that other nation.
China realizes that the NK buffer is less and less useful as relationships are (relatively) normalizing with Asian and Western nations via capitalism, and the risks are now outweighing the benefits.
But they helped make this mess and have limited options. They don't want war. they don't want a humanitarian catastrophe. they don't want reunification. I think they are unhappy with the fat idiot they helped cement in place.
The only way for a coup to succeed in NK would be if the generals get guarantees from China. China would rather annex than allow a reunification, but I have no idea what that could look like in a decade.
If you subscribe to the theory that Trump would provoke a war in order to deflect from the Mueller investigation, then it is plausible that Rocket Man might provoke a war to avoid the risk of a coup, if that was a possible outcome of tightening sanctions and economic paucity.
Just food for thought, but you have to consider every angle.
But the Russians don't make any sense though. They don't need the money from North Korea, and they're invested in deescalation in the Korean Peninsula.
Positive. The last thing Russia wants is to have a war break out in the Korean Peninsula, and having more nuclear powers would reduce their overall security. Just because Russia may seem to want to rile up their rivals, they don't gain enough from doing so to make it worth selling their ballistic missile technology. Ukraine is in a totally different situation because they're too far away to be affected if Korean War 2.0 explodes.Are you sure? Russia seems invested in escalating tensions and destabilizing anywhere where it can weaken the influence of the West, Japan, (and further down the list) and China.
I can see China annex north Korea if the US will act even more aggressively.
Then demand south Korea boot out the US army bases from its lands, if they want a unified Korea again. No way that China would want a USA based unified Korea at their border unless they want to stay contained a couple of more decades.
Xi doesn't give a shit about NK having nukes.
Xi doesn't give a shit about NK dickwaving with Trump.
Xi DOES care about NK giving Japan (specifically Abe's party) a solid reason to rewrite their Constitution and allow for a full military.
Japan with a full military (not a limited defensive military) would be a challenge to Chinese regional rule.
NK is setting the region on the path to making that happen.
South Korea would tell them to shove it. Unification is becoming less and less desirable. Nobody wants to deal with millions of brain washed citizens and the cost of bringing a country stuck in the 60s to the 21st century.
No, but it doesn't matter. Germany had a hard time bringing back the East and still does to this day and they were in much better shape than North Korea. Having a unified Korea would be devasting to the South and be very difficult to pull off. They would have major issues for decades if they try to unify. It's good in theory but the economic difference is unbelievable wide.Aren't the people just playing along with the ruse?
NATO? South Korea is not apart of NATO.
Oh man, are they gonna stop buying coal too.
This was one of the things Poligaf told me never would happen, so what if they stop buying coal?
I mean they are already starving, but I kinda hope all these sanctions make them reconsider their recent choices and stances.
That said I'm not confident in the ever increasing insanity of the current reality.
BEIJING — China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea until the end of the year, the Commerce Ministry announced Saturday, in a surprise move that would cut off a major financial lifeline for Pyongyang and significantly enhance the effectiveness of U.N. sanctions.