BUT if those consequences aren't real, China does not need to worry. My question is "What are we prepared to do?" Either this is "unacceptable" as everyone said, or now it is acceptable. All I keep hearing is "The UN, The UN, The UN." We have our own national interests, don't we?
The UN is completely corrupt and useless.
I don't know if you've read Atlas Shrugged but one of the things in it is that there are no contradictions and if you think there are, just check your premises.
You have it just right. China doesn't want negative consequences.
As for Japan, Japan has been under our nuclear shield/military protection for years now. The fact that they may have their own nukes soon doesn't change much.
The main question is what will we do about this? I suspect you and I both know the answer and I think they know it in Peking as well.