“We have every capacity to deal with any action North Korea will take to protect this country and the interests of this country and our allies,” Hagel said. – North Korea nears ‘dangerous line,’ Hagel says SECRETARY HAGEL made it clear this week that President Obama is no different than any other American president in [...]
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News Desk: U.S., China and Japan Condemn North Korea Nuclear Test
North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, drawing condemnation from around the world, including from its only major ally, China, which summoned the North Korean ambassador to protest. [Reuters] IT’S BEING described as having “greater explosive force” than the 2006 and 2009 tests, according to Reuters. China’s [...]
Buzzfeed: Chinese Website Hails Kim Jong-Un as The Onion’s Sexiest Man Alive
THIS IS one of those classic cultural, political and media collisions that makes my day. From Zeke Miller: China’s Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, congratulates the North Korean leader on being named the sexiest man alive by the the satirical American publication. Seriously. Buzzfeed has a screen capture of the Chinese newspaper text. It doesn’t [...]
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