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China, between a rocket and a hard place on North Korea

North Korean Rocket Launch

A joke circulating among officials in Beijing pretty much underlines the bind China is in over North Korea's plans to send a satellite into space. North Korea's young ruler Kim Jong-un phones a Chinese leader to tell him about timing of the planned rocket launch. "When will it be?" asks the Chinese leader. Kim replies: "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four..."

 

North Korean TV shows young Kim threatening war in 2009

Kim Jong-Un

In footage aired on state television, North Korea's new leader vowed to wage war if the country's enemies shot down its long-range rocket.

 

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