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China pledges neutrality unless US strikes North Korea first
Fox News ^ | August 11, 2017

Posted on 08/11/2017 3:51:30 AM PDT by Hadean

China’s government drew a line in the sand Friday, saying it would remain neutral if North Korea attacks the U.S. but would defend its Asian neighbor if the U.S. strikes first, Chinese state media reported.

The Chinese response follows a week filled with a number of hot-headed proclamations between North Korea and the U.S.

On Wednesday, North Korea released a statement saying it would follow through with a plan to launch four missiles toward the U.S. territory of Guam by mid-August Meanwhile, other Asia-Pacific countries have come out in support of the United States. Japan’s defense minister, Itsunori Onodera, said this week that his nation’s military was ready to shoot down North Korean missiles if necessary.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that a war with North Korea would be “catastrophic,” following President Trump’s string of warnings to the rogue nation.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinaneutrality; guam; nknukes; nkoutofcontrol; nkthreats; northkorea; third100days; trumpasia
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1 posted on 08/11/2017 3:51:30 AM PDT by Hadean
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To: Hadean

Thank you, free traitors, for conning us into paying for their military instead of ours.


2 posted on 08/11/2017 3:54:57 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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To: Hadean

Paging all the China won’t get involved crowd.


3 posted on 08/11/2017 3:55:32 AM PDT by enduserindy ( I always smile when my competition doubles down on stupid.)
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To: Hadean

and China will be most favored trading partner up until the day the U S disappears. We aren’t a nation, we are a corporation, run by the merchants. In fact, “ our merchants are the great men of the Earth”


4 posted on 08/11/2017 3:57:02 AM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: Hadean

One mask from China is removed. China wears many masks and Trump has fleshed this one out.


5 posted on 08/11/2017 3:59:19 AM PDT by Fhios (We're at the mercy of the SUV generation.)
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To: Hadean

That makes absolutely no sense.


6 posted on 08/11/2017 4:01:01 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Hadean
Is a nuke landing somewhere in the Pacific sufficient or do Americans have do die before China recognizes it as an attack on US?

7 posted on 08/11/2017 4:04:22 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Hadean

Reply to China: Then the US will arm Taiwan with 60-80 nukes, just to even it out. All Chinese exchange student in the US are expelled back to China. And, the 1.2 trillion we owe you will be forgotten— by us.


8 posted on 08/11/2017 4:09:51 AM PDT by ArmoredCav (Frank Marshall DavisJr. is Soros' puppet)
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

Yes.

The “free traders” are on completely the wrong side. Have been for over one entire generation.

Now, suddenly, they see that.

Everyone sees that.


9 posted on 08/11/2017 4:13:18 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Hadean

Because the PRC shouldn’t be held responsible for what its catspaw does.

SNORT.


10 posted on 08/11/2017 4:14:16 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Hadean

There is the signal to allow Trump to needle the little fatso into doing something very predictable as everyone knows he will. Then China will no longer have this albatross hanging on their necks.

When he does light off the rockets headed to wherever, they will be shot down while at the same time unloading the two boomers we know about just lurking around in the sea of Japan on the entire known artillery and missile sites. Then the on rotation lurking B1’s will smoke Pyongyang. Followup will be the other boomers not in port in Washington.

If, and if his junior military officers have not initiated a revolt, the B2’s will then come in off deck for the cleanup spot.

This is just the biggies. The defenses in and around the 38th will unleash a parallel assault on the known and newly exposed artillery placements in addition to the mobile units being painted by IR and subsequent laser marks.

Maybe 12 hours and it will be all over.


11 posted on 08/11/2017 4:18:17 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: BitWielder1

One does not have to land. Pig face has already made known his intentions, so all that is needed is one more launch that we have a reliable expectation we can take it out and have THAD placements to take a few shots at it if necessary along its path.


12 posted on 08/11/2017 4:20:44 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: Hadean
Anyone that has the slightest bit of knowledge of the recent history of the world knows that North Korea is a surrogate for China. Remember the Korean War? As soon as the Norks were getting their butt kicked, China intervened, massively.

How do you think the Norks got long-range ballistic missile technology? Nuclear weapons technology? How did they miniaturize nukes so quickly?

So now that the Norks can be the "wild card" foil in Asia - and China can pretend that they aren't involved - we are stuck with an internationally dangerous North Korea and China can pretend to be uninvolved.

By telling us "not to strike first", they're telling us to allow the Norks to complete their nuclear delivery arsenal unimpeded.

13 posted on 08/11/2017 4:22:07 AM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: Hadean

A King Solomon like decision


14 posted on 08/11/2017 4:22:33 AM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
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To: mazda77

Wonder why we never shot down one of his “test” missiles, just as a test.


15 posted on 08/11/2017 4:27:57 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: Hadean

90% of North Koreas trade is with China. They could shut down lil Fat Boy in a heartbeat. The “solution” to the NK problem is and always has been economic sanctions by Beijing.


16 posted on 08/11/2017 4:30:07 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Hadean

So if we strike North Korea first.........which side are they saying they will be on????


17 posted on 08/11/2017 4:30:19 AM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: jughandle
"Wonder why we never shot down one of his “test” missiles, just as a test."

Why should we reveal our capabilities to China, Russia or N. Korea?

18 posted on 08/11/2017 4:33:48 AM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: Hadean
So they say.

And what about Russia?

Russia and North Korea declare 2015 a ‘year of friendship’

“The biggest cause for concern is the growing military alliance between Russia and North Korea, with the two regimes recently announcing plans to conduct a series of joint army, navy and air force exercises this year.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11463265/Russia-and-North-Korea-declare-2015-a-year-of-friendship.html

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Russia steps up North Korea support to constrain US

May 17, 2017

“Despite efforts by the United Nations to impose isolating sanctions on North Korea in response to the country’s continued development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, trade between Russia and North Korea soared more than 85 percent in the first four months of the year.”

http://www.dw.com/en/russia-steps-up-north-korea-support-to-constrain-us/a-38867861

19 posted on 08/11/2017 4:37:44 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal (UraniumOne Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes) See my home page)
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To: Flag_This

True..


20 posted on 08/11/2017 4:40:22 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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