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Here's a good article, from 1987, that might help.

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/week ... tical.html
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thomasglee wrote: > Yes, sir, that's how I see it, and it makes sense, based on
> precedent as there have been several times throughout history when
> the northern clans would align with China and the southern clans
> with Japan. People like to think Korean has always been this
> unified country when in reality, there have always been splits,
> based on regional differences. Even today, within South Korea, a
> regional rivalry exists between the residents of Gyeongsang and
> Jeolla provinces. A rivalry goes back thousands of years and that
> sometimes can get very heated. Have you ever read about the
> Kwangju Massacre in 1980?

> Here's a good article, from 1987, that might help.

> https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/week ... tical.html
Thanks for that link. And yes, I've written about the Kwangju
massacre and the 1987 mini-coup a couple of times in the last ten
years.

** 30-Jan-18 World View -- NY Times publishes a generational analysis of South Korea
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ ... tm#e180130


Thanks for the information.

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Thanks; I forgot about those writings. I was living in Korea (in the military) from 1986 to 1989 (and of course, I have spent a lot of time thereafter as well) and it was a very interesting time to live through.
John wrote:
thomasglee wrote: > Yes, sir, that's how I see it, and it makes sense, based on
> precedent as there have been several times throughout history when
> the northern clans would align with China and the southern clans
> with Japan. People like to think Korean has always been this
> unified country when in reality, there have always been splits,
> based on regional differences. Even today, within South Korea, a
> regional rivalry exists between the residents of Gyeongsang and
> Jeolla provinces. A rivalry goes back thousands of years and that
> sometimes can get very heated. Have you ever read about the
> Kwangju Massacre in 1980?

> Here's a good article, from 1987, that might help.

> https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/22/week ... tical.html
Thanks for that link. And yes, I've written about the Kwangju
massacre and the 1987 mini-coup a couple of times in the last ten
years.

** 30-Jan-18 World View -- NY Times publishes a generational analysis of South Korea
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ ... tm#e180130


Thanks for the information.
Psalm 34:4 - “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”

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The train is already returning to North Korea. Now the theory is
there was no VIP in it at all, but the train trip was a dress
rehearsal for a future trip by Kim.

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North Korea’s enigmatic young leader, Kim Jong-un, made an unannounced visit to Beijing, meeting with President Xi Jinping weeks before planned summit meetings with American and South Korean leaders, Chinese Central TV reported on Wednesday. - NY Times

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And in other news of the day, China sends massive navy for South China Sea war games after President Xi Jinping vowed to wage ‘bloody battle’ for world domination.

Seriously, I am starting to think these are all coordinated actions.
John wrote:North Korea’s enigmatic young leader, Kim Jong-un, made an unannounced visit to Beijing, meeting with President Xi Jinping weeks before planned summit meetings with American and South Korean leaders, Chinese Central TV reported on Wednesday. - NY Times
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thomasglee wrote: > And in other news of the day,
> China
> sends massive navy for South China Sea war games after President
> Xi Jinping vowed to wage ‘bloody battle’ for world
> domination
.

> Seriously, I am starting to think these are all coordinated
> actions.
It appears that China is seriously beginning to prepare
China's public for war -- a necessary prerequisition to
actually launching a war.

Yesterday's Global Times article vividly illustrates China's
utter contempt for the West and for international law.


http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1095361.shtml

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I agree. For the first time I’m starting to hear friends and family in Korea express real concerns about China’s belligerence.

Daily I am amazed at how much those on the left (and right to a large extent) are ignoring China’s real threats over Russia’s politically expedient threat.

Will they wake up before, or after, the first shots are fired?
John wrote:
thomasglee wrote: > And in other news of the day,
> China
> sends massive navy for South China Sea war games after President
> Xi Jinping vowed to wage ‘bloody battle’ for world
> domination
.

> Seriously, I am starting to think these are all coordinated
> actions.
It appears that China is seriously beginning to prepare
China's public for war -- a necessary prerequisition to
actually launching a war.

Yesterday's Global Times article vividly illustrates China's
utter contempt for the West and for international law.


http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1095361.shtml
Psalm 34:4 - “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”

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In most cases, after.

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I would be willing to bet nKorea carried out the assasination on behalf of China as a distraction and to serve as an additional wedge between the West and Russia. It would not be a stretch for nKorea to be in possession of a Russian nerve agent.
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