Chinese Military Officials Want To Downgrade Ties With North Korea

Report: Chinese Military Seeks Downgrading Of ’61 Defense Pact With N. Korea -- World Tribune

SEOUL — Senior Chinese military officials have begun calling for the downgrading of military ties with North Korea arguing that Pyongyang should be seen more as a “burden” than an ally, officials here said.

According to South Korea’s leading newspaper Chosun Ilbo, some Chinese military leaders have called for the revision of the 1961 military pact with North Korea to reflect a new Northeast Asia security landscape.

The officers have suggested that Beijing distance itself from North Korea and seek closer military ties with South Korea so as to foster equidistance in the strategic triangle, Chosun said, citing an unidentified source in Seoul.

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My Comment: I know from my sources in China that they feel that they have been deceived by North Korea on a number of issues .... the biggest one being this one. Couple that with the dreadful economic/political/and social conditions in North Korea .... calls for a change are now being echoed in Beijing. My prediction .... as South Korean - Chinese relations continue to develop, there will be a significant shift in the Chinese position on the Korean peninsula .... in short ... as South Korea's status increases in Beijing, North Korea's position will proportionally decrease.