China Puts North Korea Talks On Hold

Courtesy Donklephant  Mon, 06/01/2009 - 7:23pm

Looks like last week’s nuclear test angered a key ally too.

From Bloomberg :

China suspended government exchanges with North Korea after Kim Jong-Il’s regime last week tested a nuclear device and fired short-range missiles, Yonhap News said.

China has halted plans to send officials to North Korea and won’t accept visits from Kim’s government either, the Korean- language news agency said today, citing unidentified diplomatic sources in Beijing.

China’s foreign ministry has said...



 

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