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North Korea Exercises Restraint - China supports "Maximum Restraint" by Both Sides

Monday, December 20, 2010

Mother luck was on our side this time, as North Korea decided not to act after a military drill by South Korea that lasted one hour and 34 minutes. In a surprise gesture, North Korea displayed restraint, but at the same time issued a stern warning to the South and to the United States. At the same time, you can't help but think that North Korea may be waiting for the South to drop its guard, and then strike. Within the last week or so, a former ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson urged North Korea not to respond with aggression during and after the exercises. If North Korea doesn't attack, this will be the fist time that they will be cast into a "positive light" according to CNN. In the same breathe, it boosts the confidence in South Korean leadership, as public support for the government due to the lack of stern responses to recent attacks by North Korea in the past have been poor.
Now, the question is not just about North Korea, but about South Korea. Will the south continue with these exercises in the future, and will the north allow it? North Korea has stated that drills like this in disputed waters must not continue.
Bill Richardson has also been able to get the North to agree to a series of actions, including the return of U.N. inspectors and to consider Richardson's proposal for a military commission bwtween the United states, North Korea and South Korea. Also, in a surprise gesture, China has urged North Korea and South Korea to exercise "maximum restraint" saying that they should return to the talks and try to negotiate, instead of provoking each other.

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