UN
Security Council Votes 15-0 for More Sanctions
U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Votes “Yes”
New
UN Sanctions on North Korea by a 15-0 vote (BBC report).
Key Points:
1. China's foreign ministry said
during the UN debate that North Korea had “ignored international opposition
and once again conducted a nuclear test, severely violating UN Security Council
resolutions.”
2. China also repeated its call for a “peaceful
resolution instead of a military response,” adding: “China will never allow the
peninsula to descend into war and chaos.”
3. The BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie says
Beijing is treading a fine line: (1) It wants sanctions tough enough to signal its
displeasure to Pyongyang, and (2) to avoid American accusations of complicity,
but (3) not so tough as to threaten North Korea's survival.
4. Both Russia and China reiterated their
proposal that the U.S. and South Korea freeze all military drills, which still anger
North Korea.
5. Both Russia and China ask for a halt in the
deployment of the controversial U.S. anti-missile
system “THAAD” in exchange for Pyongyang's cessation of its weapons
programs. (Note: Beijing believes the “THAAD” (which employs a powerful radar), is a security threat
to China and neighboring countries.
U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley
(R-SC) earlier dismissed this THAAD proposal as “insulting.”
I conclude: Not
necessarily insulting at all, Ms. Haley.
FYI: Dealing back and forth is preferred to missiles back and forth that would
be far worse that any insult or nasty fiery words, and no matter how long it takes - talk never hurts.
Insults or nasty language don’t win wars; they may start one, but words
never resolve anything, and neither will nukes.
Be assured they hurt far worse
that words, Ms. Haley, so please drop the tough talk and start to deal at a negotiation
table.
Besides, you are now sounding like Kim, Jung-un flexing his PR tongue for points
and glitzy showmanship.
But, wait – so does your boss – hell, never mind.
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