Chinese State-Run Paper Says China Will Stop The U.S. If They Attack North Korea

Reuters: Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first

BEIJING (Reuters) - If North Korea launches an attack that threatens the United States then China should stay neutral, but if the United States attacks first and tries to overthrow North Korea's government China will stop them, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Friday.

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric toward North Korea and its leader on Thursday, warning Pyongyang against attacking Guam or U.S. allies after it disclosed plans to fire missiles over Japan to land near the U.S. Pacific territory.

China, North Korea's most important ally and trading partner, has reiterated calls for calm during the current crisis. It has expressed frustration with both Pyongyang's repeated nuclear and missile tests and with behavior from South Korea and the United States that it sees as escalating tensions.

The widely read state-run Global Times, published by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily, wrote in an editorial that Beijing is not able to persuade either Washington or Pyongyang to back down.

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WNU Editor: Global Times is the publication that is used by the Chinese government to transmit its intentions abroad, and their editorials have to be considered as Chinese government policy. The editorial that Reuters is using can be read here .... Reckless game over the Korean Peninsula runs risk of real war (Global Times editorial). The message of the editorial is teh followingr .... China will stay neutral if North Korea launches an attack that threatens the U.S. (I personally doubt that China will stay neutral), and China will intervene if the U.S. attacks first (I can only presume they mean war).

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