Through its state-owned media, China warned President Trump that China could intervene militarily on North Korea’s behalf should South Korea and the U.S. decide to launch a pre-emptive strike to overthrow the Kim regime.
If the U.S. and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the Korean Peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so,” it said.”
The Global Times newspaper still called for a diplomatic solution to the standoff, but the likelihood of talks between both sides at this time seems remote.
As the U.S. was being warned, so too were the North Koreans. The Global Times advocated that China choose to remain neutral in the event North Korea undertakes a first strike against South Korea, Japan or the United States.
Yesterday, in an exchange with reporters in New Jersey, President Trump mused that perhaps his warning to Kim about “fire and Fury” might not have been strong enough.
The Chinese government remains irritated with both sides, beginning with North Korea’s ongoing tests of long-range missiles and nuclear warheads. It also condemns the joint military drills between South Korea and the U.S.
In anticipation of the next North Korean ICBM launch, the U.S. is stepping up its military exercises with both South Korea and Japan. Yesterday, 3,500 U.S. and Japanese troops began an 18-day live-fire exercise on the northern island of Hokkaido, which will include rocket artillery drills.
South Korean and U.S. troops will begin joint exercises on August 21, in which up to 30,000 American soldiers will participate. In the meantime, U.S. officials are discussing coordinated contingency plans with their allied counterparts.
It comes as no surprise more observers are beginning to compare the current crisis to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.
This situation is beginning to develop into this generation’s Cuban Missile crisis moment,” ING’s chief Asia economist Robert Carnell said in a research note. “While the U.S. president insists on ramping up the war of words, there is a decreasing chance of any diplomatic solution.”
As the fiery rhetoric continues, financial markets are beginning to show signs of distress, but don’t appear to be headed toward a severe overreaction.
Source: ZeroHedge
Chicoms >>>>>>> shut up, the nk’s are not threatening to nuke you. There mày not be a regime left,,,, to change .
China has serious military concerns with India. They mess with us and they will have serious financial and economic problems along with military issues if they go that far. China is now a non issue.
Bob Zahn Apparently you are so tied down by liberal b******t that you cannot know the truth. killary “won” just 87 counties out of 400+. That doesn’t sound very “popular” to me. Not to mention that in LA alone, there were over 3 million illegal votes cast for killary. Proven fact.
This is simple. Tell China that if they don’t get rid of Pig Boy and his nuclear weapons in North Korea, we will provide Nuclear weapons to South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, and Australia! And tell them that ANY nuclear strike by North Korea against us or our allies we will consider an act of WAR by BOTH North KOREA AND CHINA and we will respond with our full nuclear arsenal against both countries! You will then see China get North Korea under control ! And STOP all this Russian Horse$#%&!@*about the election. Hillary lost because she was a shitty candidate. All we are doing is driving Russia, with the largest nuclear arsenal into the Chinese camp! Real smart strategy by the Establishment (Democrats, Republicans, Media, and Deep State) that got us in this mess. Hey how about the Deep State focus on getting rid of Pig Boy in North Korea for a change rather than trying to execute your coup against our duly elected President who is trying to deal with the$#%&!@*sandwich the Establishment under Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2, and Obama have left him ! Two can play the nuclear armed junk yard dog game and lets see how China likes it ! https://youtu.be/l_joQ1kxxZs
F**k china.
LET THEM START IT FIRST MR PRESIDENT, WE HAVE MORE FIRE POWER TO KNOCK DOWN ANY MISSE;S THE MAY FIRE AT US THEN WE CAN SHOW THEY STARTED THEN WE CAN TAKE THEM OUT WITH OUT WORRIES FROM CHINA.WE ALL NEED TO BACK OUR PRESIDENT!1.
So…China’s turned this little ankle nipper lose on USA…..They are behind this???….There is no other way to look at it…..This is Total BS…so…maybe we should start puting sanction’s on China too??
China is the problem