Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first

Reuters ^ | AUGUST 11, 2017

[TigerLikesRooster]

Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first

BEIJING (Reuters) - If North Korea launches an attack that threatens the United States then China should stay neutral, but if the United States attacks first and tries to overthrow North Korea's government China will stop them, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Friday.

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric toward North Korea and its leader on Thursday, warning Pyongyang against attacking Guam or U.S. allies after it disclosed plans to fire missiles over Japan to land near the U.S. Pacific territory.

China, North Korea's most important ally and trading partner, has reiterated calls for calm during the current crisis. It has expressed frustration with both Pyongyang's repeated nuclear and missile tests and with behavior from South Korea and the United States that it sees as escalating tensions.

The widely read state-run Global Times, published by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily, wrote in an editorial that Beijing is not able to persuade either Washington or Pyongyang to back down.

[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[mass55th]

They have no right for neutrality since they’ve been feeding the monster for many years.

[Timpanagos1]

If the Norks do a first strike, the Chinese will not have their backs.

If US strikes first, the Chinese will launch on an American city.

[raiderboy]

China can go to hell.

[mrsmith]

Child: “If I cover my eyes no one can see me!”

A nuke launched from NK means a nuke lands in Beijing.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Reckless game over the Korean Peninsula runs risk of real war

Source:Global Times Published: 2017/8/10 23:23:40

The US and North Korea have both ramped up their threatening rhetoric. The Pentagon has prepared plans for B-1B strategic bombers to make preemptive strikes on North Korea's missile sites. US Secretary of Defense James Mattis issued an ultimatum to North Korea on Wednesday to "cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people."

Meanwhile, North Korea issued plans to fire four intermediate-range missiles to land 30-40 kilometers from Guam and claimed it would finalize the plan by mid-August.

Some people in Guam have already expressed panic for the first time after the end of the Cold War. The US has already got the worst of the confrontation with North Korea.

Many people believe the possibility of war is very low. If war really breaks out, the US can hardly reap any strategic harvest and North Korea will face unprecedented risks. North Korea aims to propel the US to negotiate with it, while the US wants to put North Korea in check. Neither can achieve its goal, so they compete to escalate tensions, but neither wants to take the initiative to launch a war.

The real danger is that such a reckless game may lead to miscalculations and a strategic "war." That is to say, neither Washington nor Pyongyang really wants war, but a war could break out anyway as they do not have the experience of putting such an extreme game under control.

In the near future, it would be highly sensitive if US B-1B fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula or North Korea launches missiles in the direction of Guam. Both sides would upgrade their alert to the highest level. The uncertainty in the Korean Peninsula is growing.

Beijing is not able to persuade Washington or Pyongyang to back down at this time. It needs to make clear its stance to all sides and make them understand that when their actions jeopardize China's interests, China will respond with a firm hand.

China should also make clear that if North Korea launches missiles that threaten US soil first and the US retaliates, China will stay neutral. If the US and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the Korean Peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so.

China opposes both nuclear proliferation and war in the Korean Peninsula. It will not encourage any side to stir up military conflict, and will firmly resist any side which wants to change the status quo of the areas where China's interests are concerned. It is hoped that both Washington and Pyongyang can exercise restraint. The Korean Peninsula is where the strategic interests of all sides converge, and no side should try to be the absolute dominator of the region.

[Thumper1960]

North Korea exists due to the benevolence of the Red Chinese. The Red Chinese own North Korea. Red China is 100% responsible for everything North Korean.

[Williams]

Its not as clear a statement as the media thinks. They don’t want us to turn NK into an ally reunified with SK. And it’s not clear what they would “stop” us from doing. They ain’t stopping stealth bombers or cruise missiles.

[uncbob]

I knew the Chicoms would get into the act
Trump waited too long

[TigerLikesRooster]

This could be a pretext for their invasion when U.S. attacks. They will ostensibly come to defend N. Korean regime, but once inside N. Korea, there would be no guarantee that they won't stay and rearrange N. Korean leadership.

[bigbob]

Statements about staying neutral before a conflict are worthless.

[piasa]

If US strikes first, the Chinese will launch on an American city.

In other words :

If US strikes first, the Chinese will launch on an urban area that voted against Trump in 2016, would vote against him in 2020, and is chock full of Chinese immigrants, Chinese spies, and Chinese mafia...

[oldvirginian]

If anyone can get under fat boy Kim’s skin it is President Donald Trump.
C’mon President Trump, make fat boy do something stupid then turn Norkland into SK’s parking lot.

[ETL]

Why do all these media outlets ignore Russia?

Russia and North Korea declare 2015 a ‘year of friendship’

“The biggest cause for concern is the growing military alliance between Russia and North Korea, with the two regimes recently announcing plans to conduct a series of joint army, navy and air force exercises this year.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11463265/Russia-and-North-Korea-declare-2015-a-year-of-friendship.html

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Russia steps up North Korea support to constrain US

May 17, 2017

“Despite efforts by the United Nations to impose isolating sanctions on North Korea in response to the country’s continued development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, trade between Russia and North Korea soared more than 85 percent in the first four months of the year.”

http://www.dw.com/en/russia-steps-up-north-korea-support-to-constrain-us/a-38867861

[Rurudyne]

“Let’s you and him fight!”

[Rurudyne]

Would love to run an ad saying:

Would you buy baby food or a TV from North Korea?

Then why are you buying them “Made in China”?

[Timpanagos1]

I did not say a major city, it could be a small or medium sized city.

[GOPJ]

If the Norks do a first strike, the Chinese will not have their backs.

That's what I'm hearing too... That's a good first step.

[dfwgator]

If the Norks mess with my KDramas, I’m going to be pissed.