• Chinese Troops Stationed in N.Korean Special Zone
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[QUOTE]Chinese troops have been stationed in the special economic zone of Rajin-Sonbong in North Korea, sources said Friday. This would be the first time since Chinese troops withdrew from the Military Armistice Commission in the truce village of Panmunjom in December 1994 that they have been stationed in the North. "Pyongyang and Beijing have reportedly discussed the matter of stationing a small number of Chinese troops in the Rajin-Sonbong region to guard port facilities China has invested in," a Cheong Wa Dae official said. "If it's true, they're apparently there to protect either facilities or Chinese residents rather than for political or military reasons." How many of them are there is not known. The move is unusual since North Korea is constantly calling for U.S. forces to pull out of South Korea and stressing its "juche" or self-reliance doctrine. A China-based source familiar with North Korean affairs said, "In the middle of the night around Dec. 15 last year, about 50 Chinese armored vehicles and tanks crossed the Duman (Tumen) River from Sanhe into the North Korean city of Hoeryong in North Hamgyong Province." Residents were woken up by the roar of armored vehicles. Hoeryong is only about 50 km from Rajin-Sonbong. Other witnesses said they saw military jeeps running from the Chinese city of Dandong in the direction of Sinuiju in the North at around the same time. "The Chinese armored vehicles could be used to suppress public disturbances and the jeeps to round up on defectors from the North," the source speculated. Nam Joo-hong, the ambassador for international security, said, "What China is most worried about in case of a sudden change in the North is mass influx of defectors, which would throw the three northeastern Chinese provinces into confusion. With its military presence in Rajin-Sonbong, there is a likelihood that China could intervene in Korean affairs by sending a large number of troops into the North under the pretext of protecting its residents there in an emergency." The North and China have engaged in lively military exchanges since two visits to China by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il last year. Guo Boxiong, the top Chinese military officer and vice chairman of the Chinese Central Military Commission, visited the North in late October last year and met with leader Kim Jong-il and his son and heir Jong-un. In the meeting, Kim senior emphasized "blood ties" between the two countries. A Chinese mission has been stationed in Rajin-Sonbong since last December. China is transporting natural resources from its northeastern region to the south via Rajin-Sonbong Port, which has recently been renovated. According to China's official Xinhua news agency on Jan. 3, China first used the port on Dec. 7, when it transported 20,000 tons of coal from a mine in Hunchun, Jilin Province to southern parts including Shanghai. There is speculation that China will supply its own electricity to Rajin-Sonbong from April. Quoting an internal North Korean source, the online newspaper Daily NK said the North and China in December signed an investment pact on building three more piers at the port and building a highway and laying a railroad between Quanhe in Jilin and Rajin-Sonbong. The number of Chinese people arriving in the special zone has grown as a result of the North's quest for investment, observers said. "The North Korean State Security has more or less stopped checking Chinese people," another source said. "The North has apparently concluded that it is unavoidable to accept the Chinese military presence on its land to woo Chinese investment, even if it's not happy about it."[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/01/17/2011011700465.html[/url]
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That's unexpected.
Huh huh huh, i'd like to put my troops in your special zone, baby.
Proxy war?
uh oh
In other words, China placed a big sign saying "Do not bomb here" in Rajin-Sonbong, to protect their investment if war breaks out.
[QUOTE=Contag;27599391]In other words, China placed a big sign saying "Do not bomb here" in Rajin-Sonbong, to protect their investment if war breaks out.[/QUOTE] China just doesn't want a war at their borders.
Which is certainly reasonable.
China just wants that city, let's take the rest
[QUOTE=Explosions;27599301]Proxy war?[/QUOTE] No. China's made massive economic investments in the region, and, as Contag said, they've basically placed a "Do not bomb here" sign up for NATO forces to signal that, if Western NATO forces ever do invade North Korea, they're to stay away from the area.
Honestly, a move like this makes sense. They're not putting them there to "fight us off", or to turn a war with Korea into WWIII, as some of the loonier conspiracy theorists like to think on this forum. As Contrag said, they're just basically placing a big "Do Not Bomb Here" sign just in case we do decide to get rid of North Korea once and for all. It's understandable that China get that city, considering there are more Chinese people living there than Koreans. If North and South are ever united, it gives the Chinese a sea-port city to trade with.
Yeah, smart move on China's part.
They're just deploying there so america/SK cant attack NK or china will obliterate them.
Maybe there's currently some sort of civil unrest in North Korea that noone knows about. Hell, there could be rioting going on right now and none of us would know, due to the lack of communication in and out of the country from your average North Korean. The Chinese could be suppressing it to help the N.K. regime. I'm just coming up with ideas, and the "Do not bomb here" is probably more likely.
[QUOTE=cat man;27617266]Maybe there's currently some sort of civil unrest in North Korea that noone knows about. Hell, there could be rioting going on right now and none of us would know, due to the lack of communication in and out of the country from your average North Korean. The Chinese could be suppressing it to help the N.K. regime. I'm just coming up with ideas, and the "Do not bomb here" is probably more likely.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't be completely surprised. An ulterior motive that China could possibly have is to help maintain regional stability with these troops. If something bad happens in NK then China can keep the country from going into anarchy, and prevent more refugees from coming into China while Korea re-unites itself under Seoul.
[QUOTE=MajorMattem;27613702]They're just deploying there so america/SK cant attack NK or china will obliterate them.[/QUOTE] SK wouldn't attack because NK has underground bunkers with enough missiles to take out the entire city of Seoul
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