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03-12-2003, 11:19 PM
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Beijing plans to use North Korea to help drive the US out of the Pacific
Peter Zhang
BrookesNews.Com
Thursday 13 March 2003
Beijing's "long term strategic objective is to drive American bases and influence out of the Pacific region and to exercise hegemony over it". I wrote those words nearly four years ago. Since then events in the region have only strengthened my assessment.
It has been decided in Beijing that North Korea will play a significant role in turning the Pacific-Asian region, which includes Australia and New Zealand, into Beijing's 'legitimate sphere of influence'. As I stated three years ago, Beijing's ultimate aim at present is to "drive [the US] out of the Pacific Asian region, leaving Hawaii as its only Pacific base." This will leave Australia and New Zealand virtually defenceless.
I think it is necessary to draw attention to these facts — and they are facts — because they help explain what is happening in North Korea. The North has suffered a complete economic collapse. Without aid from Beijing and the West the regime would have imploded years ago. Furthermore, there is absolutely no possibility of successful reform. North Korea is on a permanent life support system until Beijing pulls the plug. This means that it is basically a Chinese client state.
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Beijing plans to use North Korea to help drive the US out of the Pacific
Peter Zhang
BrookesNews.Com
Thursday 13 March 2003
Beijing's "long term strategic objective is to drive American bases and influence out of the Pacific region and to exercise hegemony over it". I wrote those words nearly four years ago. Since then events in the region have only strengthened my assessment.
It has been decided in Beijing that North Korea will play a significant role in turning the Pacific-Asian region, which includes Australia and New Zealand, into Beijing's 'legitimate sphere of influence'. As I stated three years ago, Beijing's ultimate aim at present is to "drive [the US] out of the Pacific Asian region, leaving Hawaii as its only Pacific base." This will leave Australia and New Zealand virtually defenceless.
I think it is necessary to draw attention to these facts — and they are facts — because they help explain what is happening in North Korea. The North has suffered a complete economic collapse. Without aid from Beijing and the West the regime would have imploded years ago. Furthermore, there is absolutely no possibility of successful reform. North Korea is on a permanent life support system until Beijing pulls the plug. This means that it is basically a Chinese client state.
是这&#26 679; (http://www.brookesnews.com/031303zhang.html)