LIGNET: China’s Hand-Slap of US Will Make North Korea Stronger

China and Russia will likely join the West in criticizing any missile launch by North Korea over the coming days, but China appears to have opened up a new line of argument, blaming the United States in a newspaper editorial yesterday for the high state of tensions with North Korea. China’s goal, in criticizing the United States, is likely to provide Pyongyang with a face-saving way to step back from the brink of war. But the long-term consequences will mostly likely include a stronger, and more lethal, North Korean regime.

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