{"id":57058,"date":"2018-01-20T05:33:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T05:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=57058"},"modified":"2018-01-20T05:33:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T05:33:58","slug":"north-korea-warning-china-not-interested-in-stopping-rogue-nations-march-to-world-war-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/north-korea-warning-china-not-interested-in-stopping-rogue-nations-march-to-world-war-3.html","title":{"rendered":"North Korea WARNING: China NOT INTERESTED in stopping rogue nation’s march to World War 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Korea WARNING: China NOT INTERESTED in stopping rogue nation’s march to World War 3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

NORTH KOREA’s allies in China will not intervene to ensure Kim Jong-un give up its nuclear arsenal despite having signed up to harsh economic sanctions on the rogue regime, a former US top official warned.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea has been fueling fears of World War 3 with its refusal to shut down its nuclear weapons development programme in spite of international pressures.<\/span><\/p>\n

China \u2013 North Korea’s only close allies in the region \u2013 voted in favour of harsher UN sanctions but has continued to economically support the rogue nation by allowing tourists to enter the country<\/span><\/p>\n

Former US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Beijing has repeatedly failed “to come through” on sanctions, warning it could undermine international efforts to push for denuclearisation.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said: “The reality is that China \u2013 and I\u2019ve been at this for a long time and talked to the Chinese about it \u2013 has never really come through in curbing the North Korean behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There are reasons for that that I understand however I think to pin too much hope on them is unrealistic.”<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea\u2019s ties with China, its main ally and economic benefactor, have been frayed over Pyongyang’s persistent advancement of its nuclear and missile programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n

China is currently bound to militarily intervene in support of North Korea by the Sino-North Korea Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance signed in 1961 \u2013 and up for renewal in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bejing also sees the rascal state as a “buffer” between China and the democratic South Korea, which houses nearly 29,000 US troops and marines.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Mr Carter also said North Korea continued to pay more attention to US military capabilities rather than Chinese economic pressures and welcomed the recent diplomatic talks between Pyongyang and Seoul.<\/span><\/p>\n

He told CNN: “I think the North Koreans pay attention first and foremost to the United States, particularly in regards to military capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I am very pleased to see the progress between the North and South, including the Olympics and the decision to march together and all of that is good because it reduces the probability that something extraneous \u2013 like an incident on the DMZ \u2013 can lead everybody inadvertently into war.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump called out China for allegedly continuing to provide fuel to North Korea despite the sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports from South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo suggest Beijing continued to transfer fuel to North Korean ships despite having voted in favour of the economic crackdown on the rogue regime.<\/span><\/p>\n

It comes after a new session of diplomatic talks between Seoul and Pyongyang was dramatically called off by North Korean officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Yonhap news agency reported North Korea refused to provide an official reason for the cancellation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The talks would have centred around North Korea’s plans to send a 550-delegation to South Korea for next month’s Winter Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this week North and South Korea agreed to march under a ‘unity flag’ at the Games, to be held in Pyeongchang County.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the move has proved widely controversial in South Korea, sparking a public backlash against President Moon Jae-in.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a Gallup Korea opinion poll published earlier today, his approval rating has fallen to 67 percent, a four-month low.<\/span><\/p>\n

The figure is down from last week’s 73 percent and the second-lowest ever after the rating stood at 65 percent in late September last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/907124\/North-Korea-news-latest-World-War-3-WW3-US-China-Donald-Trump-Kim-Jong-un-video<\/span><\/p>\n

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