“China losing patience” — bad for Norks?

NK Situation GraphicFrom the UKTelegraph:

China ‘shifts position’ on North Korea

There are clear signs that China is losing patience with North Korea, America’s former top diplomat in Asia has said.

The age-old worry is that, should “something” occur to North Korea in response to any overt and violent move it may make towards its southern neighbor, the US or other countries, China will intervene and the escalation will become systemic and unstoppable.

Time to re-think that position?

BZ

 

 

NORKs: talked into a corner?

Kim Jong UnAnd, once again, the North Korea rhetoric escalates to the point where most people cannot deny it — with the exception of Mr Obama.  From Kim Jong Un, Fat Boy.  Essentially the only fat boy in the entire country.

N. Korea approves nuclear strike on United States

By Jung Ha-Won (AFP) – 2 hours ago 

SEOUL — North Korea dramatically escalated its warlike rhetoric on Thursday, warning that it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on targets in the United States.

“The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the North Korean military said, warning that war could break out “today or tomorrow”.

And so, with this kind of overt verbiage, who could possibly not take the NORKs at their word?

That’s right.  The current US administration.

BZ