April 10, 2009

Pentagon provides details; China to block sanctions; Japan weighs options

China is expected to block additional United Nations sanctions on North Korea for its missile test on April 5, raising new questions about Beijing’s role in international talks, officials said. China's UN Ambassador Zhang Yesui signaled Beijing's views on April 6 when he told reporters: “Regarding the reaction of the Security Council, our position is that it has to be cautious and proportionate.”   (FULL STORY)
A Taepodong-2 rocket is seen being launched from the North Korean rocket launch facility in Musudan Ri on April 5. KRT via Reuters TV

Beijing guns for 'kingmaker role' in impending North Korean succession

Beijing hopes to play a kingmaker role in the forthcoming succession drama. "Dear Leader" Kim, who reportedly suffered a stroke last year, is anxious to secure Chinese backing for his third son, Kim Jong-Un. Like his two older brothers, the Swiss-educated Kim, 26, does not enjoy the backing of Pyongyang’s generals.  (FULL STORY)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il shows his ballot during the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, April 9.   KRT via Reuters TV
Former Bush official on N. Korea machinations: 'Deja-vu' and a test of Obama's resolve
S. Korea’s Lee answers launch: Seoul will join U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative
   
U.S. intel: China employs tens of thousands of 'Internet police'
Disconnect in China's power structure could lead to miscalculation
Australian defense minister tied to woman close to Chinese military
Former intel officer warns on satellite cooperation with China

Seoul: North Korea should spend its missile budget on food for its people / Japan’s LDP proposes a super-stimulus to ward off electoral defeat / Chavez begs for Yen in Tokyo as CITGO braces for backlash from his anti-Americanism / South Koreans’ yo-yo
Kim Jong-Il celebrates success of 'Bright Star-2' satellite, deemed a failure by outside world
N. Korean agents secretly tried to buy German gear used in bio-chem weapons development
North Korea recorded largest ever trade deficit with China in 2008

 
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