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Branko2166 on 29 May 2010
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mrstickball said:
Branko2166 said:
mrstickball said:
FYI:

China has just stated they will not protect North Korea from the consequences of them sinking the Cheonan.

Queue the sad little violin.

Source?

And even if they have stated that it doesn't mean that they are somehow bound by that statement. If it comes to war they will then make the decision on how to proceed.

They may well decide to do nothing but statements don't mean much. USA for instance claims to respect the sovereignty of other nations and yet it's actions often contradict that claim.

@Footballfan

Sports and politics should never mix. Sadly it is too often the case.

 

BBC, Branko.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10181527.stm

I am sure they will change stances if a war breaks out. HOWEVER, I see this as being a clear indication that if NK attacks SK, China will not back them up - a clear shift in the geopolitical stance of North Korea. Essentially, North Korea is on their own.

@Samus -

It would be nice to see good democratic and quasi-democratic nations of Asia gang up on China to make for real change. I'd take the combined armies of Vietnam (winners of their last war with China), Thailand, Taiwan, SK, Japan and the Philippines work together to curb the Chinese threat.

It seems that you perceive China to be a  threat. Kind of disappointing that you advocate that other Asian nations should "gang up on china" instead of engaging it in a positive manner. 

Last time I checked China has not been involved in a war in over 30 years. Although it is an athoritarian country, ever since Mao died China has had pragmatic and realistic leaders who have liberalized its economy and have improved relations with its neighbours.

And regarding that comment about Vietnam winning a war against China, I find it to be somewhat misleading. At best it was a stalemate. And if you're going to insist that they won that war even though China simply withdrew its forces rather than get bogged down then the same could be said of the USA in the Vietnam war.

I for one like to see China remain powerful as it is a counterweight to US and Russian power in the Pacific. For the sake of peace a balance of power is always preferrable as opposed to one power dominating everyone else at will.