Posted on 01/02/2018 8:28:23 AM PST by jazusamo
China’s Communist Party adopted a secret plan in September to bolster the North Korean government with increased aid and military support, including new missiles, if Pyongyang halts further nuclear tests, according to an internal party document.
The document, labeled “top secret” and dated Sept. 15 — just 12 days after North Korea’s latest underground nuclear blast — outlines China’s plan for dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. It states China will allow North Korea to keep its current arsenal of nuclear weapons, contrary to Beijing’s public stance that it seeks a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.
Chinese leaders also agreed to offer new assurances that the North Korean government will not be allowed to collapse, and that Beijing plans to apply sanctions “symbolically” to avoid punishing the regime of leader Kim Jong-un under a recent U.N. resolution requiring a halt to oil and gas shipments into North Korea.
A copy of the four-page Chinese-language document was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon from a person who once had ties to the Chinese intelligence and security communities. An English translation can be found HERE.
CIA spokesmen had no immediate comment on the document, which could not be independently verified. A Chinese Embassy spokesman did not return emails seeking comment.
Disclosure of the document comes amid South Korean media reports that China is continuing to send oil to North Korea in violation of United Nations sanctions, prompting criticism from President Trump. Mr. Trump tweeted last week that China was caught “red-handed” allowing oil shipments to North Korea.
“There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korean problem if this continues to happen,” the president stated on Dec. 28.
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In Middle Kingdom, one born every second.
Russia and China woudrather take us out over Norks. They can easily deal with the Norks whenever they want.
You hit it smack square. Chicoms are the dealer in this high stakes match. Norks are doing as directed so as to allow Chicoms to carry out the long game. Dominate the Pacific and finally global domination. A smarter version of what the japs attempted.
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