Blanquist
4th May 2012, 16:46
Hillary Clinton finally gave NK the opening they have been waiting 22 years for. In China she said this ;
"The new leadership in Pyongyang still has the opportunity to change course and put their people first. If they focus on honoring their commitments and rejoining the international community, and on feeding and educating their citizens, the United States will welcome them and work with them,"
What does this mean? Expect a 'break-through' that 'nobody saw coming' and an historic Clinton trip to North Korea.
At the same time...
U.S. officials say China has been more than willing to consider steps against Iran, which is preparing for a new round of talks with major powers on the nuclear issue, but claim Beijing has not yet played a sufficient role in the international response to Syria's crisis.
"If we ease off the pressure or waiver in our resolve, Iran will have less incentive to negotiate in good faith or to take the necessary steps to address the international community's concerns," Clinton said.
She also urged China to join the United States and other countries in considering additional sanctions against Syria's Assad, who Washington and its allies accuse of failing to comply with a peace plan drawn up by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan.
"Now it's critical that the international community - including China and the United States - hold the regime accountable for its commitments," Clinton said. "The credibility of the (Security) Council is at stake."
Clinton applauded Beijing for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution backing an African Union peace plan for Sudan and South Sudan, and called on China to send a strong message to Khartoum that it must unconditionally halt all cross-border attacks, particularly its "provocative aerial bombardments" against its southern neighbor.
The intent is clear, help us squash Iran and Syria, and we will stop raising tensions in Korea and the region (at least for a short while)
China will take this deal as it's in her best interest.
This goes hand-in-hand with China's plans to lift capital controls, to invite more foreign capital to maintain high growth rates at a time of major slowdown in Europe, and secondly, to get the Americans off their backs, again for the time being.
Source:http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/04/us-usa-clinton-diplomacy-idUSBRE8430GU20120504
"The new leadership in Pyongyang still has the opportunity to change course and put their people first. If they focus on honoring their commitments and rejoining the international community, and on feeding and educating their citizens, the United States will welcome them and work with them,"
What does this mean? Expect a 'break-through' that 'nobody saw coming' and an historic Clinton trip to North Korea.
At the same time...
U.S. officials say China has been more than willing to consider steps against Iran, which is preparing for a new round of talks with major powers on the nuclear issue, but claim Beijing has not yet played a sufficient role in the international response to Syria's crisis.
"If we ease off the pressure or waiver in our resolve, Iran will have less incentive to negotiate in good faith or to take the necessary steps to address the international community's concerns," Clinton said.
She also urged China to join the United States and other countries in considering additional sanctions against Syria's Assad, who Washington and its allies accuse of failing to comply with a peace plan drawn up by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan.
"Now it's critical that the international community - including China and the United States - hold the regime accountable for its commitments," Clinton said. "The credibility of the (Security) Council is at stake."
Clinton applauded Beijing for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution backing an African Union peace plan for Sudan and South Sudan, and called on China to send a strong message to Khartoum that it must unconditionally halt all cross-border attacks, particularly its "provocative aerial bombardments" against its southern neighbor.
The intent is clear, help us squash Iran and Syria, and we will stop raising tensions in Korea and the region (at least for a short while)
China will take this deal as it's in her best interest.
This goes hand-in-hand with China's plans to lift capital controls, to invite more foreign capital to maintain high growth rates at a time of major slowdown in Europe, and secondly, to get the Americans off their backs, again for the time being.
Source:http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/04/us-usa-clinton-diplomacy-idUSBRE8430GU20120504