North Korea Condemns Lone Ally China Publicly for ‘First Time’

by Don Melvin and Eric Baculinao

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China disapproves of North Korea's nuclear program and has backed U.N. sanctions against it.

So China banning further imports of coal from North Korea on Sunday was significant. The move was regarded by analysts as a reaction to both the apparent assassination in Malaysia of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and to his regime's recent test of a ballistic missile.

That was followed Thursday by North Korea's state-run KCNA news agency castigating "a neighboring country, which often calls itself a 'friendly neighbor,'" and saying it was "dancing to the tune of the U.S."

Although China wasn't mentioned by name, experts said there was little doubt about which country it was referring to.

Kim Jong Un's government was sending China a message, according to a former diplomat who served in North Korea.

"It's saying to China to 'back off, shut up, leave us alone,'" said James Edward Hoare, who established the British Embassy in Pyongyang in 2001.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/north-korea-condemns-lone-ally-china-publicly-first-time-n725086

cstr100:
That is normal, mr kim. Every nation that matters dance to the rhythm of american beats.