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As investigations continue into the shocking assassination of Kim Jong Un’s older half-brother, China has maintained a safe distance from the incident on several fronts.
Not only has Beijing asked local news services to exercise self-censorship on the sensitive matter, through state-sanctioned media the government has also been dismissing speculation that a ban on North Korea coal imports was retaliation for the assassination.
Kim Jong Nam, who was 45, was living under Chinese protection in Macau, and is considered to be more reform-minded than the current ruler.
China said the decision to ban coal was based on North Korea’s refusal to give up nuclear weapons, although Pyongyang has been relentless in pursuing nukes for quite some time.
Beijing has also been having diplomatic conversations with the United States on the North Korea nuclear threat, a possible sign it is willing to try a new approach that can bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table, while sending a signal to U.S. President Donald Trump the United States should do its part and try talking to North Korea.
These moves had North Korea condemning China for “dancing to the tune†of the United States.
But Chinese state media have taken a less tactful approach to the deployment of the U.S. missile defense system THAAD in South Korea.
The Global Times warned a Korean conglomerate on Tuesday for permitting THAAD deployment on one of its golf courses in the South, suggesting the company should abandon its Chinese operations because it was cooperating with a policy disliked in Beijing.
"If Lotte can't change its position, it must leave China," the article said.
And while it avoided antagonizing North Korea after the Kim Jong Nam assassination, China’s government has been much more critical of South Korea policy, including immigration rules at a resort island where Chinese tourists are allowed to travel without visas.
As investigations continue into the shocking assassination of Kim Jong Un’s older half-brother, China has maintained a safe distance from the incident on several fronts.
Not only has Beijing asked local news services to exercise self-censorship on the sensitive matter, through state-sanctioned media the government has also been dismissing speculation that a ban on North Korea coal imports was retaliation for the assassination.
Kim Jong Nam, who was 45, was living under Chinese protection in Macau, and is considered to be more reform-minded than the current ruler.
China said the decision to ban coal was based on North Korea’s refusal to give up nuclear weapons, although Pyongyang has been relentless in pursuing nukes for quite some time.
Beijing has also been having diplomatic conversations with the United States on the North Korea nuclear threat, a possible sign it is willing to try a new approach that can bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table, while sending a signal to U.S. President Donald Trump the United States should do its part and try talking to North Korea.
These moves had North Korea condemning China for “dancing to the tune†of the United States.
But Chinese state media have taken a less tactful approach to the deployment of the U.S. missile defense system THAAD in South Korea.
The Global Times warned a Korean conglomerate on Tuesday for permitting THAAD deployment on one of its golf courses in the South, suggesting the company should abandon its Chinese operations because it was cooperating with a policy disliked in Beijing.
"If Lotte can't change its position, it must leave China," the article said.
And while it avoided antagonizing North Korea after the Kim Jong Nam assassination, China’s government has been much more critical of South Korea policy, including immigration rules at a resort island where Chinese tourists are allowed to travel without visas.
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