> Ed sez: > > Jed sez: > > > If it is a hoax, they have fooled the Chinese government, and enraged > > it. Since they depend on that government for survival, it seems like a > > stupid thing to do.
> Of course, this assumes the Chinese are really upset. Having NK being a > nuclear power to distract attention from what the Chinese are doing > would be a clever ploy. We shall have to wait to see what the Chinese > actually do to NK. > > Ed That's a tad too conspiratorial for me, even though I would agree with the likelihood that what China says should not necessarily be linked with what they eventually do. >From what I gather China is terrified of the disquieting possibility of furthering the collapse of the regime. It would cause a catastrophic increase of refugees, starving and desperate, streaming across the boarder into China. That's a "not in my backyard" scenario they want to avoid at all costs. regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.Zazzle.com/orionworks
