tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post8804867330923996694..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Ask a Korean! News: China's Elites Turning on North KoreaT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-49648071073567873312013-03-15T11:57:02.778-04:002013-03-15T11:57:02.778-04:00Mao Xinyu has no practical military experience, is...Mao Xinyu has no practical military experience, is largely incompetent, and has lived off his grandfather's legacy for his entire career. He is not a respected figure in public or in the institutions he works for, and wields little influence. Interestingly, though, his uncle (Mao's only competent son) was killed in the Korean War.<br /><br />China's new number-three man, Chairman of the NPCSC as of two days ago, Zhang Dejiang, speaks fluent Korean, studied at Kim Il-Sung University (with a degree in economics, no less), and apparently still holds close ties to North Korea. He will probably be the most influential figure on China's North Korea policy over the next five years, so keep an eye out for him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143630983768741288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-35672706125579561242013-03-13T15:41:18.947-04:002013-03-13T15:41:18.947-04:00TK, do you want NK to denuclearize? There's l...TK, do you want NK to denuclearize? There's less chance of a reunification then. Helen Melonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240642149104991799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-23943443359267907862013-03-13T06:52:22.791-04:002013-03-13T06:52:22.791-04:00Stuff like this makes me wonder: http://english.ch...Stuff like this makes me wonder: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/03/11/2013031101105.html (article describes how China watered down post-3rd nuclear test sanctions to protect money from top leaders of the NK regime).FarFromKoreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435256769410051796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-7770400088798646672013-03-13T02:51:50.127-04:002013-03-13T02:51:50.127-04:00China's "three branches" are not goi...China's "three branches" are not going to ditch North Korea anytime soon. Chinese leaders in the Communist party, the State Council, and PLA are too invested in North Korea. The good news is, that foreigners know more about this because elites fight more of their battles in print now than they did before. Just wait, and you will be able to read an opposing view. It's a political horse race by means of editorials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com