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N.K's Kim left for northeastern Chinese city of Zian by train around midnight Wednesday...
Yonhap News ^ | 08/26/10

Posted on 08/25/2010 11:25:22 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

only headline is available now.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carter; china; decoy; kimjongil; nkorea
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
No, it is in Jilin Province(borders on N. Korea.) Here is a map. Look at the bottom of the map:


21 posted on 08/26/2010 12:11:35 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Oh sorry, I see.

It’s right across the border from NK.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jilin


22 posted on 08/26/2010 12:11:43 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR1fDL7x1Sg)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

so much in China attracts me

so much in China repulses me

As I right now dont have enough money to run around twice inside a cheerio, it is a non-factor BUT deep down wish I had the time/money to spend extended travel in China


23 posted on 08/26/2010 12:12:50 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is...Tell the storm how big your God is!)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

“Wasn’t there an article yesterday about NK moving 2 divisions of troops to surround Pyongyang?”

Yes.


24 posted on 08/26/2010 12:14:55 AM PDT by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Perhaps there is a good hospital or a specialist there? Kim is rumored to be very ill.


25 posted on 08/26/2010 12:15:51 AM PDT by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

So he’s heading north rather than northwest, which is his usual path.

Next province north from there, is Huilongjiang.

After that, Russia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilongjiang


26 posted on 08/26/2010 12:20:16 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR1fDL7x1Sg)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Obama is playing a round of golf.


27 posted on 08/26/2010 12:22:44 AM PDT by hattend (Like a termite to wood, Obama only wants to destroy - Mark Levin)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
At this point, I don't think Chia Head is going to Russia. If he wanted, he can go directly to Russia from N. Korea(they have shared border on NK's NE end.)

He must have wanted to dodge all media hounding he experienced last time.

28 posted on 08/26/2010 12:29:16 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
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To: hattend

did he get the x-tra buttah’ for Mochelle’s lobstahs?


29 posted on 08/26/2010 12:30:29 AM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Free Nobel Peace Prize with oil change =^..^=)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Just saying (if) Kim were intending to travel to say, Moscow, would there be any reason he would want to avoid Mongolia?

East into Russia directly would be quite a detour.

(If) west into Russia were the intention, the only reason evident looking at a map for heading into Jian north, would be to go around Inner Mongolia.

Interesting anyway.


30 posted on 08/26/2010 12:37:06 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR1fDL7x1Sg)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Maybe he’s dying. His will states that his remains are to be pickled in cognac. Perhaps we could speed up the process.


31 posted on 08/26/2010 12:58:49 AM PDT by TheThinker (Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenario at a time.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
If Chia Head crossed at Manpo, Jagang Province of N. Korea, the train only heads SW. It is about 9km to Jian, Jilin Provence, CN. Just across the Yalu.

Jian is noted for "archaeological remains of 40 tombs which were built by Koguryo (37 BC – AD 668), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, that ruled over northern China and the northern half of the Korean Peninsula".

yitbos

32 posted on 08/26/2010 1:24:51 AM PDT by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds.")
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To: bruinbirdman
Yes, Ji’an was one time capital of Koguryo, before its capital was relocated to Pyongyang.
33 posted on 08/26/2010 1:35:14 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Kim Jong-il is now in Jilin City, Jilin Province.

NKorea's Kim Visits Chinese School, Teachers Say

34 posted on 08/26/2010 1:40:54 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
North Korea leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China, possibly accompanied by Kim Jong-un, the elusive youngest son widely viewed as his successor.

The rail trip, which has not been confirmed by either country, dashed hopes of a meeting with former US president Jimmy Carter who is on a mission to North Korea to try to win the release of a jailed American.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Kim might be accompanied by the rarely-seen Kim Jong-un, 27, who is expected to be named to the ruling North Korean party leadership at a rare meeting next month.

Speculation about succession has intensified since Kim Jong-il, now 68, suffered a stroke in August 2008, but he has since recovered sufficiently to work.

"Kim may have decided to tackle this issue in person as China has yet to reach an understanding about the succession at a time when the nuclear issue has not yet been resolved," Professor Yang Moo-Jin of the University of North Korean Studies told AFP.

Chung Seong-Chang of the Sejong Institute said Kim's visit underscored Pyongyang's desperate need for food aid and construction materials from China.

"Ahead of the party convention, Kim has to ease complaints over food shortages and stabilise people's livelihood," he said, adding Kim wants to make sure the September meeting in a festive mood.

yitbos

35 posted on 08/26/2010 2:03:13 AM PDT by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds.")
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To: tcrlaf

Yes,that’s what I was thinking too. Maybe he is in exile.

Is Jimmy Carter traveling with SS protection? Perfect time for a low ranking officer to smoke a diplomat.


36 posted on 08/26/2010 3:22:40 AM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: bruinbirdman; AmericanInTokyo
The following is where Kim Jong-il is staying now. As usual, call him up and say Hi!

Crystal Hotel (Wusong Binguan)

Longtan Dajie 29, Jilin City, Dongbei

Location South of Longtan Bridge, Around Town

Phone 0432/398-6200

Fax 0432/398-6501

Web site www.crystal-hotel.com.cn

Room Information 152 units

Prices ¥312 ($41/£20) standard room in bldg. C; ¥440 ($57/£29) standard room in main building. Rates include breakfast for 2

Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V. 15% service charge

In Room Amenities A/C, satellite TV, fridge, hair dryer (upon request)

Crystal Hotel (Wusong Binguan) Review

Once the only luxury hotel in Jilin, this four-star still offers the city's best combination of comfort and service. Perched several kilometers northeast of the railway station on the east bank of the Songhua Jiang, it is far from most sights in the city but provides good views of the ice-rimmed trees in winter. Decent-size rooms are nicer than the hotel's worn exterior would suggest. Corner rooms are larger and offer the best river views. Bathrooms are clean. Spacious standard rooms on floors 1 through 3 of satellite building C are a good value at about 20% less than comparable rooms in the main building.

Facilities:
2 restaurants; bar; small exercise room; nice spa w/river view; bowling alley; business center; limited room service; laundry

Read more: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/jilincity/H48177.html#ixzz0xhrKQK6P

37 posted on 08/26/2010 3:38:20 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
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To: DollyCali

I’ve been to China twice...it’s an amazing place. The Great Wall is so cool to see and walk on. The people are very nice, so many times we would be asked if we were lost or needed directions. We would love to go back again someday.


38 posted on 08/26/2010 4:14:57 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: Carry_Okie

“I can’t stand that shifty-eyed little prick....”

well said Carry-O...it’s just what I was thinking.


39 posted on 08/26/2010 4:57:46 AM PDT by homegroan (Proud member of the Hoi Polloi......ILLIGITIMA NON CARBORUNDUM..... -that's 4U Dad!))
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Someone needs to photoshop a picture of Jimmy sitting by himself in a Pyongyang hotel room singing “I’m so ronery ...”


40 posted on 08/26/2010 5:09:55 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
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