Thursday, October 19, 2006

China Lays the Smackdown on NK



According to a report via Drudge Lil’ Kim Jong Il, AKA “Pajama Boy” is Sorry for test and would return to international nuclear talks if Washington backs off a campaign to financially isolate the country Kim told the Chinese delegation that "he is sorry about the nuclear test," the newspaper reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country's nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to international nuclear talks if Washington backs off a campaign to financially isolate the country, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday.

"If the U.S. makes a concession to some degree, we will also make a concession to some degree, whether it be bilateral talks or six-party talks," Kim was quoted as telling a Chinese envoy, the mass- circulation Chosun Ilbo reported, citing a diplomatic source in China.
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Looks like China finally decided to step-up and prove it is ready to wear the superpower moniker. I hope this actually leads to something productive but I’m not holding my breath!

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