Obviously we don’t know what discussions/negotiations are occurring behind the scenes, but I would hope that it is being made clear to the Chinese that this is entirely unacceptable to us, and that if North Korea continues down this path we will have no choice but to ensure nuclear armament of Japan and South Korea. Do it privately, to allow fat Kim to save face, but make it clear to him and China that there is no scenario in which he survives in power while he continues down this path.
I’m sure China is beyond tired of Fat Boy. Probably more than the rest of the world.
This has ceased to be politics for anyone. At this point it’s like a bunch of adults playing Monopoly with a three-year-old constantly trying to overturn the board.
In other words, Fat Boy won’t be missed. By anybody.
I don’t know about that.
There are a WHOLE LOT of people who bought 100% into the “export every American job to China, and re-import the products” mess we are in.
A lot. In both governments. Sure China is all for that, but both parties IN AMERICA have also been 100% in “sell out American industry to China” mode for the last 25 years.
Now we are seeing, that has real risks.
Yet, we are still, sitting here, buying ever more of the stuff we buy and use every day...
FROM CHINA.
I am not at all sure, that China is opposed to this.
It takes America’s concentration, off the ridiculously large trade deficit which America currently has vs China.