China experts: North Korea not on war footing, fighting unlikely

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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Chinese experts see little immediate possibility of hostilities breaking out between the US and North Korea, but say Beijing will respond harshly to any further North Korean nuclear tests.

Director of Jilin University's Institute of Northeast Asian Studies Gui Rui says President Donald Trump's domestic troubles should prevent him taking such action, while North Korea doesn't appear to be on a war footing.

Gui says although the tension on the Korean Peninsula is high, it's not high to the point of having an imminent war.

He says another nuclear test would invite tougher measures from Beijing, possibly including new restrictions on Chinese companies' investments in North Korea and cuts in the number of Chinese tourists allowed to visit.

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JealousKnight on April 14th, 2017 at 22:29 UTC »

Alright, well it's Saturday morning now in NK.

So, what's it going to be?

I think it comes down to: are they going to test the nuke or not?

cambrairt on April 14th, 2017 at 21:13 UTC »

The headline really only provides half of the equation. The entire argument is:

Director of Jilin University's Institute of Northeast Asian Studies Gui Rui says President Donald Trump's domestic troubles should prevent him taking such action, while North Korea doesn't appear to be on a war footing.

I don't believe there will be a war, personally. However, I also don't agree that "domestic troubles" will prevent the U.S. from acting if that's what Trump wants to do.

RealNazi on April 14th, 2017 at 20:43 UTC »

So ahhh Wtf is this? Like yall wanna make up your mind or naw?

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/65be7d/china_warns_war_could_break_out_at_any_moment/?st=J1IAVXZQ&sh=1c116879

Edit: For those who are calling out the source. Here is our homie BBC ; https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/65cgwg/north_korea_nuclear_china_fears_conflict_at_any/?st=J1IBGR7R&sh=9f0308ae