Posted on 07/08/2010 9:49:07 AM PDT by mojito
China is blocking a United Nations Security Council move to condemn North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean warship, say diplomats familiar with the negotiations, marking a rankling divide on the issue between the Washington and Beijing.
China is refusing to blame North Korea for the March sinking of the corvette Cheonan, in which 46 South Korean sailors died, and won't label the incident an "attack," according to two Western diplomats. That comes about a week after U.S. President Barack Obama drew an angry response from China for suggesting it was guilty of "willful blindness" toward North Korea.
"Talks are continuing," a U.S. official said Wednesday. A Chinese spokesman in New York didn't respond to requests for comment.
An international investigation concluded in May that the Cheonan was sunk in South Korean waters by a North Korean torpedo, a charge Pyongyang denies. The Security Council has been struggling for weeks to reach agreement on a response.
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And, this is a surprise to whom?
Sure China needs a surrogate they can use to rope a dope the USA when the war starts..
Perhaps they don’t want the UN to get used to interfering in their respective sphere. If Kim gets agitated or offended by a UN resolution, then he might get worked up. China will get the brunt of whatever rage that Kim gets into. If China is seen as cooperating, it might result in a threat/actual strike against China.
The UN was going to send N.Korea a sharply worded letter?
Its like protecting your mentally ill family member.
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