Wednesday, July 12, 2006
China Comes A Little Closer
China and Russia have submitted their proposal to the UN on what should be done about North Korea, but it lacks the luster that the Western backed Japan had hoped for:
Time will tell, I suppose, whether these hesitations are justified or if there is some global marketing scheme taking place that I can't see.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China and Russia introduced a U.N. Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would urge North Korea to suspend its nuclear program but avoid mandatory weapons-related sanctions as sought by Japan.One has to wonder if these two major hitters are taking baby steps towards aligning their own agendas with everyone else's. Though if that's the case, why?
Japan, backed by the United States, Britain and France welcomed the new draft and said it moved closer to their position but fell short.
Time will tell, I suppose, whether these hesitations are justified or if there is some global marketing scheme taking place that I can't see.
