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December 02, 2014

China will not go to war for N. Korea: former general
Beijing (AFP) Dec 02, 2014
China will not step in to save neighbouring North Korea if the Pyongyang regime collapses or starts a war, a retired People's Liberation Army general said, possibly signalling waning patience in Beijing with its wayward, nuclear-armed ally. "China is not a saviour," Wang Hongguang, formerly deputy commander of the Nanjing military region, wrote in the Global Times newspaper, which is close to the Chinese Communist Party. "Should North Korea really collapse, not even China can save it," he said. ... read more

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Israel should pay Arabs to leave: Lieberman

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