China Calls for Restraint After North Korea Threatens to Nuke Seoul
I wonder what China would be saying if another country threatened to nuke Beijing?
BEIJING, March 4 (Yonhap) — China called for calm and restraint on Friday after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his military to be ready to use its atomic weapons at any time.
The order by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marked a further escalation of tensions, a day after the North fired short-range projectiles into the East Sea in an apparent show of defiance following the U.N. Security Council’s adoption of new sanctions against Pyongyang over its fourth nuclear test and rocket launch.“We hope that relevant countries can exercise restraint, speak and act prudently,” China’s foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said. [Yonhap]
I wonder what China would say to the world if North Korea actually stepped over the line and did what they threatened to do? It’s largely China’s fault that North Korea is in the position that it is today. I think it’s a bit disingenuous for them to be calling for restraint and prudence.
Bruce, you’re exactly correct. But they are having fun pulling Barry’s ears…