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To: Dayuhan who wrote (95733)4/25/2003 11:00:24 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
NEW YORK TIMES---Sounds like the NK went out of their way to piss off the Chinese.

>>>>> Chinese analysts and Asian diplomats said they were bewildered by Pyongyang's negotiating strategy, which seemed to be equal parts bluster and belligerence. They said it succeeded only in alarming its neighbors and potentially forcing China, which had been trying to play a mediating role between North Korea and the United States, to take a more decisive role in pressuring its onetime Communist ally.

"This is a major slap in the face to China, which had really stuck its neck out to make these talks happen," said Shi Yinhong, a leading expert on international relations at Beijing's People's University. "China will certainly consider whether it needs to take a new approach to the North Korean problem, including the possibility of stepping up the pressure."

China is North Korea's largest trading partner and its largest source of food and economic aid. Beijing's cooperation is seen as essential if the United States and its allies around the region seek to increase North Korea's isolation by reducing its energy supplies or restricting its exports.

Mr. Shi said he did not expect that China would move immediately to cut off aid. But he said the Beijing leadership was not likely to acquiesce to the introduction of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula.

"China will absolutely not accept this," Mr. Shi said. "It's a nightmare for our national security."<<<<
nytimes.com
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