Baraka Obama
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China Central Bank orders Banks to stop doing business with North Korea
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djSyndrome
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True, but curious how they would staff it. Birth rate in Japan is way down, not a lot of desire amongst youth to join up just to get potentially shot at. Wonder if they would implement a draft?
Finky Spunky
Banned
Can't build any nukes if you don't have the available funds
Not sure why people act all surprised, this is just part of the implementation of the latest UN security council resolution from August. China has been generally following UN resolutions in regards for North Korea, which isn't really all that shocking considering that they voted for this.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Because all of the fear-mongering conditions them to expect the worst.
elrechazado
Banned
Thanks for this enlightening opinion on China's central banking.
Pretty much. Some people on this board seem eager to rave about nuclear war. It's ridiculous.
Trump's administration has said they've been working to get China to make this type of move for a while now. Yet instead of waiting for that situation to develop so many people here scoffed at historical facts and wrote off diplomacy alternatives across the board. Just to jump straight to talking about how many people will die in a nuclear attack. So comforting.
Yep, thought I was in the other NK thread.
ShaggsMagoo
Member
I wouldnt be surprised if there was conscription, like South Korea. Although JapanGAF could tell you more than I if that is feasible.
Because of how reluctant they usually are on NK sanctions and are the main ones propping NK up so it can keep surviving.
They didn't mess with the oil so nothing's really changed.
How reluctant are they?
They never vetoed any UN security council resolution North Korea and as far as I know they have been compiling with them reasonably well.
The only thing I can think of is that the Bush administration wasn't happy that they weren't boarding North Korean ships.
I mean yeah, if your measure is that anyone who doesn't want to impose sanctions as strict as the US is reluctant then yes, but I'm not sure that's the best bar in the world.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Or US messaging conditioned you to think that way.
It's easy to talk big when the nuclear bombs aren't next to your border.
I would say the same thing.
No, I mean the whole fact that they prop up NK at all. People see that and deem them very unhelpful at dealing with NK.
andythinkpad
Member
The big 3 generally follow UN resolution whenever they feel like it.
They can block any sec council resolution anyway.
What do you mean prop them? like in practical terms, what actions are you referring to?
They can, the point is that they don't.
BudokaiMR2
Member
I really don't think there is any chance they would move to forced conscription. Even the moves Abe is taking are being heavily criticized and a large part of the populace don't want to become more of a military power.
I think there would be a HUGE backlash against the LDP if they tried something like that.
CosmicGroinPull
Member
Can't help but think that if it weren't for greed, NK wouldn't even have damn CRT monitors to run their weapons program on. Why even trade with them the things they need to build those weapons?
30yearsofhurt
Member
Absolutely massive.
Sounds like they are cutting oil supplies too.
https://english.aawsat.com/asharq-a...imit-oil-exports-north-korea-starting-october
https://english.aawsat.com/asharq-a...imit-oil-exports-north-korea-starting-october
dolabla
Member
Yep, just saw this. Looks like the new sanctions are actually being enforced. And if it stays that way, North Korea is in trouble.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
The other stuff wasn't absolutely huge. Coal and petroleum though? That's the real shit that ends a regime. No steel, limited capacity to move your military or transport food, you're done.
Yeah, by scaring the shit out of the world by having an unhinged man at the helm openly threatening nuclear war and privately not actually understanding the implications of doing that.
So Kim is going to shrug his shoulders and go quietly into the good night? More likely the egomaniac will take as many people with him as possible on his way out. I have some confidence that the US military would reject a nuclear launch order from Trump; I have none that the North Korean military would do the same. This regime needs to be allowed to continue so as to prop up the dead mans switch.
NYCmetsfan
Banned
they have stockpiles, though this would their degrade their ability to fight a war for any length of time. It wont end their ability to launch a few nukes and missiles.
My guess is Kim feels hes close enough to establishing his goal of a strong and capable deterrence force and once he gets that will announce some sort of freeze or willingness to deal to get sanction relief
ClosingADoor
Member
Kim's interest is staying in power. Him bombing others is the best way to end your regime. If it even gets that far and nobody else takes him out from inside the country.
After a few more big talks and shows he will back down and China will lift sanctions over time.
How exactly will he back down? By not doing any more bomb tests? Who cares? No more ICBM tests? Again, he already has this technology.