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To: LindyBill who wrote (8135)	9/15/2003 10:49:59 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793750

The move by China is not prep for any military action, just to stem any mass invasion of refugees which Kim-Il threatens to unleash. That's probably why China doesn't deprive the NKeans of oil & food deliveries for more than a few days. edit...more info here... ...What happens in Korea has ramifications in China because China has the second highest "overseas" ethnic Korean population in the world, behind the United States. Upheaval in North Korea means refugees in China. Nearly 2 million ethnic Koreans live in the three provinces that border North Korea. Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang - the border provinces - comprise China's rust belt, an area of aging industries, extreme unemployment, and increasing labor agitation. Chinese leaders do not need refugees exacerbating these problems. China provides North Korea with extensive aid to keep it from imploding. According to Alexandr Nemets and John L. Scherer, China's aid amounted to $450 million in 2000, primarily crude oil, petroleum products and foodstuffs. Some experts reckon that China provides two-thirds of North Korea's non-nuclear fuel needs... bangornews.com;