[AmericanInTokyo]

I have footage from Japanese TV shot by surreptitious camera, at Dandong along the North Korean border with China on the Chinese side, showing increased Chinese border guard presence, invariably to stop refugees seeing their chance, in an effort to return them to DPRK whereupon they would surely be torture, executed and maybe even their organs taken out for reselling. This footage aired last night on Japanese TV here. Another thing. There is a large contingent of Third World and even Brit, Canadian, French and Australian embassies in Pyongyang. To my knowledge their phone lines are still up. Will they be temporarily expelled? Will they be told to stay in their embassies? What if one of them expresses a desire to either attend the funeral of Kim Jong il at the Ambassadorial level or to go to a memorial set up for him to lay a wreath (such as could be expected from Venezuela and Cuba) and particularly China and Russia. This is weird. Merits close watching.

[TigerLikesRooster]

SK media reports that foreign embassy staffs in Pyongyang were told to stay put inside their compound. In another report, British diplomats and representative from WFP went to Kumsusan Palace to offer condolence to Kim Jong-il, and were received by Kim Jong-eun. Other diplomats stationed in Pyongyang also turned up to offer condolence.

[gandalftb]

You are correct. I saw a report that 2,000 guards were sent to the NK border yesterday.

The Chinese are worried that if there is a leadership confusion, many NKs will make a run for the border.

Rumor has it that Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, will rule behind the scenes.