http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/04/08/chinas-lips-covering-dprks-teeth/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/04/08/chinas-lips-covering-dprks-teeth/#comment-133592 Sonagi Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:57:41 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/04/08/chinas-lips-covering-dprks-teeth/#comment-133592 Chinese investments in North Korea aren't just about improving the economy. They are also a means of keeping North Korea tied to China, rather than South Korea. With Kim Jong-il's health decline, there is talk among Chinese about the need to prepare for a post-Kim North Korea, which must remain a strategic buffer against the South Korean-US alliance. On one forum for armchair military analysts, commenters discussed the feasibility of installing a puppet government friendly to Beijing. Chinese investments in North Korea aren’t just about improving the economy. They are also a means of keeping North Korea tied to China, rather than South Korea. With Kim Jong-il’s health decline, there is talk among Chinese about the need to prepare for a post-Kim North Korea, which must remain a strategic buffer against the South Korean-US alliance. On one forum for armchair military analysts, commenters discussed the feasibility of installing a puppet government friendly to Beijing.

]]> http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/04/08/chinas-lips-covering-dprks-teeth/#comment-133590 ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - April 12, 2009 | ROK Drop Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:01:10 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/04/08/chinas-lips-covering-dprks-teeth/#comment-133590 [...] Good read on Chinese investments in North Korea. [...] [...] Good read on Chinese investments in North Korea. [...]

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