Chinese Official Comment on North Korea

From The Marmot’s Hole.

Chinese official calls Kim Jong-il a ‘two-year-old Hitler’

How unpleased is Beijing with their “brother nation?” Well, on the day of the test, one Chinese official apparently told the Dong-A Ilbo that Kim Jong-il was “like a two-year-old Hitler.” The paper elaborated this meant that Kim is always trying to get others’ attention like a two-year-old kid, and like Hitler, he doesn’t consider the situation and doesn’t submit to anyone.

The Dong-A reports that relations between China and North Korea are the worst they’ve ever been, and that includes when the Red Guards were denouncing Kim Il-sung as a rightist during the Cultural Revolution.

By the way, if you scroll down, you’ll see an excellent collection of articles/blog comments from an Asian perspective.

Nice to See China Stepping Up

Nice to see China accepting a more responsible role the joke that is North Korea. Although I’m not really sure what effect the banning of luxury goods will have on a country that more and more is resorting to cannablism in order to survive.

The real punishments can come from financial crackdowns and the search of all vessles leaving and enetering North Korea.

One thing that I haven’t seen mentioned in too many places is why China is stepping up into a more active role. I think the answer is simple…they lost great face. China has assured the world (in private talks) that it had a grip on things in Pyongyang. When the dog-eating despot set off the nuke, the Chinese lost face and are now, I believe, truly angry with Kim Jong Il.

China’s U.N. Ambassador Wang Guangya told reporters that the council must give a “firm, constructive, appropriate but prudent response” to North Korea.

“I think there has to be some punitive actions but also I think these actions have to be appropriate,” he said.

In diplo-speak, this is pretty strong language. Looks like the Chinese like their money more than a pot-bellied has-been on their southern border.

Now Pyongyang has a pretty high opinion of their own missile capabilities but given past tests of both the 4th of July bottle rockets and the fact that it now appears the nukes fizzled, you have to wonder just what kind of death wish Kim Jong Il has.