Posted on 06/09/2011 12:37:32 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
Beijing has tried to suppress a UN report revealing that North Korea and Iran have been routinely sharing “ballistic missile-related items,” sometimes transporting them through China, in breach of United Nations sanctions, the New York Times reports. The transfers are believed to be taking place on regularly scheduled flights of Air Koryo and Iran Air, using air cargo hubs that have less stringent security than passenger terminals. Experts found that the technology transfers had “trans-shipment through a neighboring third country” they later identified as China. The report was submitted to Security Council members, but was delayed for days because the Chinese expert on the panel refused to sign off on the report, “under pressure from Beijing.” “This raises serious issues about a panel of experts that is supposed to be free from political interference,” said a senior UN diplomat.
And the trade goes on... and the trade goes on...
To the tune of, “And the Beat Goes on”.
Can’t have any bad press messing up their Idaho colony plans.
With Obama in our White House, what could go wrong?
It is in China’s ideological interest to support North Korea.
AXIS OF EVIL
AXIS OF EVIL - The Chinese and Iranian GOVERNMENTS, NOT the Chinese people or the Iranian people.
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