North Korea and China

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North Korea and China

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Question for people who might understand the intricacies of these two nations relationship better than I -

What prevents them from being allies - especially in this day and age?
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No expert about the subject but when north korea became communist it did so with help from the soviet union. And i remember the soviet union and china had conflict about how communism should be. Pure like china was and maintained, or a watered-down form like soviet union which became more capitalistic as time went on. Maybe this explains a bit of your question?
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tnf wrote:Question for people who might understand the intricacies of these two nations relationship better than I -

What prevents them from being allies - especially in this day and age?
They actually are allies. China is the only major ally North Korea has. They'd probably be better friends at this point if Kim Il Jong wasn't such a wing nut.
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HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote: They actually are allies. China is the only major ally North Korea has. They'd probably be better friends at this point if Kim Il Jong wasn't such a wing nut.
Or that
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CHina wants to open itself to the western world, NK has no inclinations of that kind whatsoever.
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Post by Maiden »

they just like the U.S. a little bit more.
its not because they are predicted to import one trillion dollars worth of goods into the states by 2010 or anything.
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it is inrevitable
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Post by Ryoki »

It's maybe a cultural / historical thing as well i think... Koreans and Chinese have had alliances for centuries.
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Post by HM-PuFFNSTuFF »

Here's an interesting article on their relationship.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/EK11Dg01.html
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they both love dogs (in their stew)
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saturn wrote:they both love dogs (in their stew)
Check out the inter-asian racism.
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That's fine as long as no round-eyes try thir luck.
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i am my own ally in the war on fagots...

whose next?
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Post by saturn »

SplishSplash wrote:
saturn wrote:they both love dogs (in their stew)
Check out the inter-asian racism.
You're an idiot.
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saturn wrote:You're an idiot.
You have a stick up your ass. Seriously.
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Post by Massive Quasars »

saturn wrote:
SplishSplash wrote:
saturn wrote:they both love dogs (in their stew)
Check out the inter-asian racism.
You're an idiot.
If you have black hair, or are a fag, you'll offend him.
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SplishSplash wrote:
saturn wrote:You're an idiot.
You have a stick up your ass. Seriously.
Jawohl mein Führer! :icon19:
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Fucking degenerates.
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tayme fawr a gewd ol fahsion w'ang wrastle :drool:
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Post by HM-PuFFNSTuFF »

Here's a great article on China and North Korea. New York Times article (it may require registration to read but it only takes 30 seconds to sign up)
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