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Originally posted by Jazzyguy
What about your own assessment, Slayer? If china attacks north korea, how bad will it be for the chinese? Or do you think the chinese will suffer minimal casualties?
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
There was actually a massive military exercise conducted back in 2005. It was a joint China-Russia exercise and although the official line said otherwise, most analysts agreed it was training for a post-regime destablization scenario or even a post-war North Korea situation.
In short, it appears both China and Russia have plans to occupy North Korea should the regime/country fail.
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
I don't think china would be that dumb to corner the DPRK. If that's china's intention, it's a very very dumb move, and china will pay for it dearly. The DPRK has the 5th largest standing army in the world!
Originally posted by mattifikation
reply to post by Jazzyguy
but I seriously don't believe that they have the infrastructure, resources, or logistical capability to move all that equipment the whole way across their country and turn it around on China... at least not in time.
BEIJING (AFP) — Top Chinese and US diplomats discussed the North Korean nuclear crisis during talks in Beijing Friday, a US official said, but he gave no clues on the outcome of the meetings.
US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi during a one-day stop in the Chinese capital following visits to Japan and Seoul.
"We, the United States, had wide-ranging talks on Sino-US relations and the security situation in Northeast Asia," Michael Hammer, spokesman for the US National Security Council, told reporters in Beijing.
He spoke on behalf of Steinberg, who was departing for the United States.
Hammer said the two sides had a "productive day of consultations," and "good meetings," but gave no further details.
Originally posted by Jazzyguy
reply to post by HunkaHunka
Yes, they will crush the DPRK. But what china should want is a smooth transition without alarming Japan. China doesn't want Japan to go nuclear.
In fact, I think that's the main reason why China expressed her anger so publicly.