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March 31, 2003
China Stepping Up?
China reportedly shut down its oil pipeline to North Korea for 3 days after the firing of the second missile test by NK.
China cited technical problems for the three-day shutdown in March of an oil pipeline running from its northeastern province of Liaoning to North Korea, but the message was clear: behave, a Western diplomat said.
"It was cut for three days after the second missile," the diplomat quoted Chinese sources as saying, referring to North Korea firing a cruise missile into the Sea of Japan on March 10, Pyongyang's second missile test in two weeks.
"The tough message was: get straight," the diplomat told Reuters.
No one wants the Great Looney to develop nuclear weapons. China, a long time supporter of his regime, is one of the few nations who has a chance of stopping him.
And apparently China understands that sometimes the only way to get the attention of a recalcitrant jackass is to smack him hard right between the ears with a big stick.
Posted by Rita at March 31, 2003 06:23 AM