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An attack on North Korea could start a US-China war — Don’t do it
Following the Winter Olympics, South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicated he was ready to talk to North Korea and engage in diplomacy. And while Vice President Mike Pence – who earlier announced severe sanctions on the North –first signaled a willingness to talk, he quickly seemed to change course. President Trump further indicated that he is considering…
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The Chinese Navy Can Make North Korean Sanctions Bite
Joint U.S.-Chinese naval operations would put real pressure on Pyongyang — and are in China’s interests, too. China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sailors march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2015. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images) On Feb. 8, the U.S. State Department released the latest in a series of acknowledgements that the United States and China agree…
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Japan publishes further evidence of North Korean ship-to-ship activity
The Japanese government on Tuesday published further evidence of North Korean vessels engaged in ship-to-ship (STS) transfers on the high seas, a practice prohibited by UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions. The posts on multiple government websites include photographs of the STS transfer taking place on the morning of February 24 between a North Korean ship and a…
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‘It’s an act of war’ North Korea condemns US sanctions – warns against maritime blockade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b5zWFMmeGM&t=34s
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RPT-EXCLUSIVE-U.S. prepares high-seas crackdown on N.Korea sanctions evaders-sources
This repeats story of 23 February. WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, a plan that could include deploying U.S. Coast Guard forces to stop and search vessels in Asia-Pacific waters, senior U.S. officials said. Washington…
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Japan Says China Illegally Transferred Cargo to North Korea
A North Korean military security guard keeps watch over the USS Pueblo in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 24, 2108. Japan says its military has witnessed a cargo transfer between China and North Korea on the high seas that it suspects violates United Nations economic sanctions on Pyongyang. The foreign ministry said Tuesday a maritime surveillance…
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US ‘NERVOUS’ of North Korea NUCLEAR WAR threats admits Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
US SECRETARY of State, Rex Tillerson, has admitted he’s nervous that he does not know how long it may be until North Korea strikes America with a nuclear bomb, it has been revealed. The member of Donald Trump’s cabinet declared that the threat imposed by despot leader Kim Jong-un is “not acceptable” as he issued…
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