China just drew a line in the sand by saying they’ll stay neutral if North Korea attacks the US, but will join the fight with North Korea if US strikes first? So how many Asian-Pacific nations are ready to defend against a mad man – PB/TK
China pledges neutrality – unless US strikes North Korea first – By Lukas Mikelionis / Aug 11 2017
“If the U.S. and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime, and change the political pattern of the Korean Peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so,” reported the Global Times, a daily Chinese newspaper controlled by the Communist Party.
Meanwhile, other Asia-Pacific countries have come out in support of the United States in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack.
Japan’s defense minister, Itsunori Onodera, said this week that his nation’s military was ready to shoot down North Korean nuclear missiles, if necessary.
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