China will 'never allow war or chaos' on Korean peninsula, says Xi Jinping

[inanna]

Source: The Guardian

Friday 29 April 2016 07.30 BST

Beijing showed its impatience over North Korea’s continued illegal missile launches as the United Nations security council threatened more sanctions against Kim Jong-un’s regime, which is believed to be preparing for a further nuclear test.

President Xi Jinping of China underscored Beijing’s commitment to enforcing existing UN sanctions on North Korea and to preventing any instability on its doorstep.

“As a close neighbour we will never allow war or chaos on the [Korean] peninsula,” he told a meeting of regional foreign ministers in Beijing.

The UN security council on Thursday held urgent closed-door consultations after North Korea’s unsuccessful launch earlier in the day of two medium-range missiles. The North has now made three bids in two weeks to test-fly a Musudan missile, which is capable of striking US bases on the Pacific island of Guam.



Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/29/nkorea-military-nuclear-missile

[snot]

1. I hope they're communicating that privately, more convincingly.

[Feeling the Bern]

2. Then do something to control your monkey, Emperor Xi the Flawless

[pampango]

3. "Now, repression and starvation those are acceptable. They don't affect us," says Xi Jinping.

He didn't actually say this. It's more a silent thought.

[Bad Dog]

4. Maybe it's just a

[Angel Martin]

5. Kabuki

the organ grinder is telling us they can't control the monkey