China defies US sanctionspressure over NorthKorea

[Gentelman]

China on Thursday resisted US-led
pressure to bring its ally North
Korea to heel for launching a long-
range rocket, arguing that any
response from the United Nations
should be “prudent” and measured.
The United States demanded
further action from China —
Pyongyang’s foremost patron —
and US allies pressed for stronger
sanctions, after the UN Security
Council condemned North Korea
for carrying out yesterday’s
banned launch.
But Foreign Ministry spokesman
Hong Lei told reporters that China
believes any UN response “should
be prudent, appropriate and
conducive to peace and stability on
the Korean peninsula and avoid
the escalation of the situation“.
North Korea says it placed a
satellite in orbit for peaceful
research, but critics say the launch
amounted to a banned ballistic
missile test that marked a major
advance for the communist state’s
nuclear weapons programme.
Hong reaffirmed that China
“regrets” the rocket launch,
avoiding much stronger language
of condemnation used by the US,
South Korea and Japan among
others.
In South Korea, foreign ministry
spokesman Cho Tai-Young said that
North Korea “must pay the price”
for its actions as he called for a
new round of sanctions.
China is considered to have the
most influence over North Korea
and US officials are scrutinising its
policy for any hints of change as
Communist Party chief Xi Jinping
gradually takes the reins of power.
But Chinese state media
downplayed the need for stepped-
up sanctions and said that in any
case, China has limited influence
over Pyongyang.
“The real problem is China’s
strength is not sufficient to
influence its neighbour’s situation,”
the Global Times daily said in an
editorial titled “NK move shows
China’s lack of leverage“.
A bellicose Western reaction risked
driving North Korea into a corner
with potentially devastating
results, state editorials said.
“That is why China should not take
a cooperative stance with the US,
Japan and South Korea in imposing
sanctions on North Korea,” the
Global Times said.
South Korea’s Defence Ministry
said that the satellite launched by
the rocket was in operational orbit,
but the main concern in the West is
that North Korea may be perfecting
technology to fire missiles as far as
the US Pacific coast.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

NK depends on China's food/oil supply in order to survive, so the US sanction is irrelevant here.

 

[auspice]

There is much uncertainty with how China swings its power. There is no care or morality to it. They obviously speaking with twisted tongue.

China's first hand statement "regret" over the North Korean's launching of their rocket was a mere ploy to get the attention of UN, that they are not in support of them and have no hands over their defiant action. As we all know, China had been very good in making false statement then afterwards, shifting to a more supportive reaction to defend North Korean against those countries who are condemning the banned launching. The UN should implement necessary action to this defiant pariah state North Korea.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

There is much uncertainty with how China swings its power. There is no care or morality to it. They obviously speaking with twisted tongue.

China's first hand statement "regret" over the North Korean's launching of their rocket was a mere ploy to get the attention of UN, that they are not in support of them and have no hands over their defiant action. As we all know, China had been very good in making false statement then afterwards, shifting to a more supportive reaction to defend North Korean against those countries who are condemning the banned launching. The UN should implement necessary action to this defiant pariah state North Korea.

Do you have a brain? They are not our servants, they can have the wish to do whatever they want, no one has the right to tell them what to do.

And what's wrong of launching a satellite? They have the right to do as a country with sovereignty, unlike you Pinoy servants who like to lick white men's feet.

 

[terranMarine]

Exactly, what more sanctions do they want? If they think China would stop supplying these basic needs then they are mistaken. SK can call for more measures to punish NK but it's useless.

 

[terranMarine]

Pinoy here wants China to sanction NK, what a great laugh. NK to China is like Israel to US, both countries do as they please.

 

[rcrmj]

Pinoy here wants China to sanction NK, what a great laugh. NK to China is like Israel to US, both countries do as they please.

the dogs bite whatever its master hates``thats the criteria of being a good dog

 

[asianamerican]

There is much uncertainty with how China swings its power. There is no care or morality to it. They obviously speaking with twisted tongue.
China's first hand statement "regret" over the North Korean's launching of their rocket was a mere ploy to get the attention of UN, that they are not in support of them and have no hands over their defiant action. As we all know, China had been very good in making false statement then afterwards, shifting to a more supportive reaction to defend North Korean against those countries who are condemning the banned launching. The UN should implement necessary action to this defiant pariah state North Korea.

North Korea, hate them or not, is NOT China. Chinese are not in control of North Korea. Korean depends on China, but I don't think the Chinese can tell Korea what to do.

If you talk about morality, you have to asked yourself why the West causing conflict around the world making aggressive statements, undermining sovereign countries. The West shakes hands with dictators one day and the next day stabbed them in the back.

They did it with Iraq, then Libya, then Syria. They shook hands with Saddam, gave him weapons why it was convenient, then they hanged him in the next. They welcome Gaddafi's son and regime once Gaddafi gave him his pursuit of weapons, and then stab him in the back the next. Same with Assad.

Filippino should know how the American stabbed them in the back. They thought the American were fighting to help them be free from the Spanish. After the Americans were done, they stabbed the Filipino in the back. Many Filipino died because of it. The American even when around and rape women and kill everyone over 10 year olds. Now the Filipino can't wait to have their own master back. It is amazing how the ruler can brainwashed their subjects and whitewashed history.

Kind of ironic that China was so close to Philippines and they never made the Filipino slaves, but the Spaniards and the American two oceans away were able to make Filipino slaves to their Catholic religion. You have to wonder what the Chinese ever did to garner such hatred from the Filipinos, aside from a few disputed barren rocks. It's really shameful.

 

[Viet]

geo-strategic politic: China backs N Korea, because Kim Jong-un threatens S Korea, Japan and the US. However, China should know N Korea armed with missiles carrying nuclear weapons poses a threat to China too.

 

[cirr]

If Japan，a supposedly pacifist country，is allowed to launch satellites in the name of civilian use，North Korea has every right to do the same。

After all, North Korea is not a threat to any country bar South Korea, while Japan, being a past menace in the region, has steadfastily refused to admit its treacherous and murderous acts during the WW2, and will do its level best to reclaim its former "glory" , which,funnily enough, included the colonization of the Philippines.

 

[Viet]

@cirr
N Korea is islolated and desperate. It has some habits from a psychopath. You cannot compare it with Japan!
some pics from the launch:

 

[eddieInUK]

geo-strategic politic: China backs N Korea, because Kim Jong-un threatens S Korea, Japan and the US. However, China should know N Korea armed with missiles carrying nuclear weapons poses a threat to China too.

N. Korea has a good relationship with Vietnam, right ?

 

[Viet]

some pics showing S Korea fished the first stage of the missile out of the ocean. The S Korean investigate the rocket to determine how the rocket is built:

N. Korea has a good relationship with Vietnam, right ?

Yuh that´s right, why?

 

[eddieInUK]

some pics showing S Korea fished the first stage of the missile out of the ocean. The S Korean investigate the rocket to determine how the rocket is built:

Yuh that´s right, why?

Similar system, i dont know much.

 

[Viet]

Similar system, i dont know much.

Both countries are communistic/socialistic.

However, to say Vietnam political system is similar to N Korea is like saying China system is similar to Great Britain. They differ like day and night. Kim Jong-un is a dictator for life, whereas the Prime Minister/State President of Vietnam are elected and can be impeached by the National Assembly.