Wikileaks cables reveal China 'ready to abandon North Korea'
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29 November 2010
Leaked dispatches show Beijing is frustrated with military actions of 'spoiled child' and increasingly favours reunified
Korea
China has signalled its readiness to accept Korean reunification and is privately distancing itself from the North
Korean regime, according to leaked US embassy cables that reveal senior Beijing figures regard their official ally as a
"spoiled child".
News of the Chinese shift comes at a crucial juncture after the North's artillery bombardment of a South Korean island
last week that killed four people and led both sides to threaten war. China has refused to condemn the North Korean
action. But today Beijing appeared to bow to US pressure to help bring about a diplomatic solution, calling for
"emergency consultations" and inviting a senior North Korean official to Beijing.
China is sharply critical of US pressure tactics towards North Korea and wants a resumption of the six-party nuclear
disarmament talks. But the Guardian can reveal Beijing's frustration with Pyongyang has grown since its missile and
nuclear tests last year, worries about the economic impact of regional instability, and fears that the death of the
dictator, Kim Jong-il, could spark a succession struggle.
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