UN Amb.: NKorea feeling sting of global scorn

[babylonsister]

UN Amb.: NKorea feeling sting of global scorn


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ambassador Susan Rice suggested Tuesday that China's growing concern about North Korea's nuclear tests presents the international community with a stronger diplomatic card to play against the Pyongyang regime.

"China has an interest in what transpires for North Korea," said Rice, who represents the United States at the United Nations. "They share a border. They want to see a North Korea that's stable. On that, we are in full agreement."

At the same time, Rice said forcefully that the United States and the international community have no intention of allowing North Korea either to have its own nuclear weapons program or export nuclear materials to other nations or rogue states. She called Pyongyang's underground nuclear test and test launches of short-range missiles "provocative, destabilizing and a threat."

Rice stressed in a series of network interviews that the Obama administration was happy with the initial show of solidarity, not only by China, but also Russia and a host of other nations whose leaders issued statements assailing Pyongyang for its actions.

"China has played a constructive role," Rice said. "We and our partners need to agree on a package (of sanctions) that will change its course. ... We leave the door open to diplomacy. We're prepared to step up our efforts to intercept and interdict prohibited cargo from North Korea, but obviously, we don't rule out any options."

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[votingupstart]

1. Without China to enforce the sanctions there will be nothing

we can do

Options
1 - invade -- bad idea, lots of people dead and a possible new nuclear war with china
2 - more sanctions -- without china backing them they are not effective as china is the larges foreign aid donor
3 - do nothing -- what we basically have been doing and i cant forsee any real change
4 - rely on the UN -- i have to say the track record in the african nations is not that good i dont see much hope for something new

what ideas am i missing?

[babylonsister]

2. China just might see that it's in their best interests to back sanctions. nt

[votingupstart]

3. could be -

i am anxious to see their response.