[TigerLikesRooster]

Well, N. Korea counterfeits Chinese currency, but China still balks at getting (really) tough with N. Korea. No wonder Kim Jong-il does whatever he likes. It would take more to have China run out of patience.

China may be afraid of what migh happen after N. Korean regime goes down. However, dragging it feet and letting N. Korean crisis degenerate further would eventually lead to the disaster much worse than the one when China lets the regime fall now. I mean disaster to China.

A related earlier thread:

China freezes North Korea account at People's Bank in Macao: report ^

[TigerLikesRooster]

China plays moron with N. Korea because China hates U.S./Japan more, ping!

[pageonetoo]

Just last week, I read the story about Chinese trains hauling charity food shipments to NK, and the NK's kept the trains! How do they expect to get more shipments? Idiots!!!

[Valin]

bump

[DannyTN]

Sorry, I don't buy it.

The train, the arrest of NK's official, and now counterfeiting. I think it's all a careful campaign to keep us from thinking that China is backing NK.

[SuziQ]

North Korea is suspected of having printed fake Chinese currency, which prompted the Bank of China (BOC) to freeze all of its North Korean accounts in an apparent retaliation, a South Korean legislator asserted on Monday.

What idjits! Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!

[SunkenCiv]

Wholeheartedly agree. China wants some kind of confrontation with the US, or better yet, US acquiesance (agreeing to direct one on one negotiations with the illegal Pyongyang regime) and the US isn't going to play along. Unless a Clinton gets back in the White House, of course.