{"id":53946,"date":"2017-12-06T07:54:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T07:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=53946"},"modified":"2017-12-06T07:54:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T07:54:11","slug":"china-preparing-join-forces-north-korea-world-war-3-warns-military-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/china-preparing-join-forces-north-korea-world-war-3-warns-military-expert.html","title":{"rendered":"CHINA preparing to JOIN forces with North Korea in WORLD WAR 3 warns military expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">CHINA preparing to JOIN forces with North Korea in WORLD WAR 3 warns military expert<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The People\u2019s Liberation Army of China has been conducting military exercises on the Korean border in preparation for war breaking out between the US and North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The fear of war between the two countries has risen over the past several months after China\u2019s neighbour carried out a number of illegal missile tests and threatened to target the US territory of Guam with a nuclear missile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Following the announcement regarding China\u2019s new military drills, military expert Li Jie has given her verdict as to who the country would side within any future conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">She said: \u201cThe timing of this high-profile announcement by the PLA is a warning to Washington and Seoul not to provoke Pyongyang any further.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">China\u2019s Air Force sent its surveillance aircraft to the Yellow Sea and East China Sea in the last few days claiming it was there to \u201dimprove combat-readiness and safeguard the country&#8217;s strategic interests\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The aircraft took a flight path not previously flown to regions they had never previously operated in, and coordinated with fighter jets, alert aircraft and guided missile forces, spokesman Shen Jinke said, according to a post on the Air Force&#8217;s official microblog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The move comes as the US prepares to conduct its own military drills in the region with South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The allies currently have up to 260 aircraft training in an exercise which simulates how an air war with Kim Jong-un\u2019s rogue state would play out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The two countries have been carrying out the war-game scenarios for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Russia and China had urged the cancellation of the US\u2019s five day programme, in exchange for North Korea halting its weapons programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Beijing formally calls the idea the &#8220;dual suspension&#8221; proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">President Trump\u2019s military refused to do so and may be partially responsible for why China chose to conduct its own training drills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">China has become increasingly frustrated with US President Donald Trump\u2019s handling of Kim Jong-un\u2019s rogue nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The US had tabled a resolution in September to the UN Security Council which increased sanctions on the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">However, Trump has since gone further and demanded that China cease all trade with their neighbouring country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">China has reacted angrily to the demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cThe nation\u2019s state-run Global Times said: \u201cWe can neither persuade Pyongyang nor sway the opinion of Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cWhen tensions on the Korean Peninsula reach a new height, a large portion of the pressure is transferred to China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cBut the US and North Korea must shoulder their own responsibility without making China the scapegoat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">They went on to say: \u201cThe only thing China can do next is to firmly uphold its principles, strive to alleviate tensions while at the same time preparing for the worst.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It concluded: \u201cBeijing is fully prepared to use its prowess to defend its national interest. China owes no one anything, and other countries must know this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It has long been believed that China has been loyal to North Korea because they fear the destruction of the state would leave them responsible for dealing with any refugee crisis that may emerge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/888670\/North-Korea-china-join-world-war-3-nuclear-weapons-tests<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/china-preparing-join-forces-north-korea-world-war-3-warns-military-expert.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHINA preparing to JOIN forces with North Korea in WORLD WAR 3 warns military expert The People\u2019s Liberation Army of China has been conducting military exercises on the Korean border in preparation for war breaking out between the US and North Korea. 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