It's true but semantics. They signed a truce but no official peace agreement after the war. In reality there isn't any difference today when it comes to the actual state of war or peace.
Seems like the DPRK again is out throwing rocks and shouting insults at the big boys. Are they looking for a fight? Since I am up anyway waiting for the CL final here is what I think:
North Korea is on it's own. China is definately not intervening in a war and to be honest I think the CCP will be relieved to get rid of Crazy Kim and his companions. A democratic united Korea is no threat to China and the CCP knows that.
The North is not going to start a war either. They are rattling their sabres and shouting as usual but what they really want is recognition from the US and a guarantee that they will not be attacked in the future. 16 years of on and off negotiations have failed and the North sees no better relations under Obama so they are playing hardball gambling that their nukes will get them what they want on the political scene. It is a dangerous game though. The US and the South might decide to make their move before the DPRK can fit nukes to their missiles. If it happens it is going to be an ugly war but in the end the outcome is unavoidable and I doubt anyone will miss that tiny excuse for a man Kim Jong Il and his uber repressive regime.
The DPRK served an important purpose for China for many decades but these days it is just not worth the trouble anymore in China's new reality as a marketeconomy hungering for acceptance and recognition as a major supposedly peaceful player on the international scene.
No Kim Chi. It's capitalist food. 100 gram a day and we'll throw in a limited edition print of "The Best of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong Ill: Selected speeches 1990-2008". This 1200 page behemoth is a non stop cliffhanger and esential to understanding The Dear Leaders and their Godlike insights into humanity and DPRK communism. Apply today and you'll also recieve Kim Jong Il's coveted 2006 autobiography "Mummy, who does everybody hate me?". Interested? I think so.
We are currently looking for an English teacher at our cultural attaché training center in Kilju. The position is available now since our resident foreign teacher tragically had a fatal accident this morning while walking his dog around the nearby nuclear testing facility
The position offers the following benefits:
100 grams of rice a day.
A bicycle not more than 5 years old.
Shared room in the nearby "Kim Jong Il Socialist Excellence Complex".
24 hours cold water.
Reimbursed oxcart fare.
Free Korean classes at "Kilju School of Foreign Language and Reeducation"
No internet.
Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime chance to experience wonderful North Korea.
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My lease is up in 3 months or so and I have been thinking about moving to the northern part of KM. Maybe something like 20-25 mins by bus to Ren Min Zhong Lu where I work. I am looking for a high rise so that I can avoid the bars infront of all windows and something like 2 or 3 bedrooms and a small balcony. Do any of you live in an area that roughly fits that description? What amount of rent are we talking about? What do you think of Northern Kunming? I live in the west right now.
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The comment from Chris had deserved a wider audience. Beluga?
Went there yesterday and it totally made my week. Nice decor and friendly staff and a real salad bar. Sadly we both wanted mexican food so I can't really say much about their other courses. The food was great but just a tad spicier would have improved the dish. The best thing was that we almost had the place to ourselves and we could have a quiet conversation without shouting, spitting Chinese people in the background. I realised how much I had missed that since coming here.
We went to Chicago Coffee a couple of days ago and it was a nice experience. The place is cozy with soft comfy chairs (I realized how much I have missed one since coming here) and they have a nice little collection of English language books in the corner consisting mainly of classics and travel litterature. I was looking forward to trying their advertized tortilla bar but it wasn't up and running that evening.
Instead we went for 2 12 inch pizzas -roast chicken and pepperoni- but we quickly realized that 1 would have been enough. Those things are heavy. I am mainly into Italian style pizza but Chicago's double layered pizzas are well worth a try. Their coffee seems to be a bit on the expensive side but people say good things about it and they have got a nice selection. I wouldn't mind dropping by again some day,, hopefully when they've got the tortilla thing going. English speaking staff btw.
Farmers protest land grab south of Kunming
Posted by120.000 yuan? That's insanely low for such an area. Are you sure of the numbers?
Beijing green-lights Nu River dam
Posted bySad.
Fracking comes to Southwest China
Posted by3 to 5 years to set up rules, regulations and laws on shale gas extraction?! And here I thought that one of the pros of having a government like China's (cough, cough, haaaark, spit!) was that the decision-making process was speedy when needed.
And yes, we all know TallAm has a point unfortunately. Increased consumption pared with limited fossil fuel reserves make it inevitable that every single extractable deposit will be done with eventually, and as time passes, fewer and fewer environmental concerns will be addressed.
Lugu Lake airport slated for 2013
Posted byCrossing my fingers they never get it finished.
Kunming new home sales plunge
Posted byWonder how they'll cope with the millions of migrant construction workers in a year or two when constructions grinds down to a 10th of what it is now. Seems like President Jin will be juggling several hot potatoes soon. I'll be looking for an apartment next year, so naturally I wouldn't mind a 15-20 percent drop in real estate prices personally, although I doubt it will be that much. The Chinese characteristics of this particular area of economics tell me no one wants to even consider selling with a loss unless the bank is there, knocking at your door, and the Chinese generally have a significantly smaller percentage of the RE value mortgaged than we on average have in the West due to savings and/or family loans before coughing up with the deposit.
Come to think of it, predicting what's going to happen in China it's a bit like putting on a blindfold, aim, and hope the dart ends up somewhere in the general direction of the board.