North Korea and China

Re: [spiers] North Korea and China


On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:34:46 -0700 (PDT), M A Granich wrote
:

> This article seems to refute John's assertion the "N
> Korea does not make a move that China does not approve
> of." Unless China wants the world to think it has no
> control over North Korea.
>
***Anthony, it certainly does refute my thesis, which is why I sent it on... I
find disagreement
more interesting... the idea that N Korea can get out of hand mirrors what
researchers are
finding in Moscow about East Germany. The Soviets were against the Berlin Wall
and were as
surprised as anyone when it went up... the thugs running east germany played the
Soviets
against the West for their own benefit, while crushing their people...sounds
just like N
Korea.***

> If China has so much control, why did the Chinese let
> 2 million North Koreans starve during the famine of
> 1997?

***"Control" and "care" are usually mutually exclusive.***

John

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