China propping up North Korea with continuous supply of oil
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China claims it is doing all it can to reign in its neighbour and traditional ally North Korea.
It has backed the toughest United Nations sanctions, but on the North Korea-China border it is a different story.
China is propping up North Korea and its military with a continuous supply of oil, and using cheap North Korean workers in its factories.
China is moving to fortify its 1400-kilometre border with North Korea.
The People’s Liberation Army has set up a new border brigade and has conducted live fire drills in recent months.
China is preparing for all options in the event of conflict breaking out, and military strategists say it will most likely go inside North Korea to establish buffer zones if America attempts regime change.
Zhao Tong from the Carnegie Tsinghua Centre for Global Policy in Beijing said China would not tolerate US troops on its border and wanted to ensure it had a stake in any new order.
“If China believes [it is] very much necessary to send troops inside to best serve its interests, I don’t see why China wouldn’t do so,” he said.
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On the border, China has spent millions of dollars on new bridges and free trade zones in the hope of a bigger and deeper partnership with North Korea.
But for now they lie dormant, a testament to the rogue regime’s increasing isolation.
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Article from August 20. One has to wonder if Kim sees the troop build up as a threat. Is this missile really a message to the US or China?
