17 May 2010
Did China Refuse Aid for Kim Jong Il? I’ll believe that when North Korea runs out of money for yachts, cars, and glass for the Ryugyong Hotel. At most, they may have delayed it to express their annoyance over the sinking of the Cheonan. This could also be disinformation for the foreign press.
China will supply North Korea with cheering fans for the World Cup so that Kim Jong Il can keep his people at home. Remember, it’s all about stability! In any event, it doesn’t look like there’s much to cheer about.
The South Korean Navy has fired warning shots at North Korean patrol boats in the Yellow Sea.
Corporal Roger Denny, who was killed in the Korean War, has been laid to rest at last at his home in Wisconsin.
Would love to be in the stands next to the pro-North Korea mercenary cheering section to hear all the gaoli bangzi slurs and howling ridicule of Dear Leader by opportunistic Chinese fans willing to wave a few placards in order to get an expenses-paid trip to the World Cup.
I was hoping for a little more of Joshua Stanton’s signature insight on story #1. As much as I’ve been a critic of China, I wonder if we may actually be seeing Beijing clearly signaling Pyongyang that there is such a thing as going too far. If so, that could be something of a rule-changer, if not an outright game-changer.
Any thoughts on why North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly is meeting again in June?