{"id":2363064,"date":"2024-11-02T05:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-dismisses-north-korean-troops-in-russia-as-a-matter-for-themselves-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T05:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T09:16:57","slug":"china-dismisses-north-korean-troops-in-russia-as-a-matter-for-themselves-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-dismisses-north-korean-troops-in-russia-as-a-matter-for-themselves-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"China dismisses North Korean troops in Russia as &#8216;a matter for themselves&#8217;- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-dismisses-north-korean-troops-in-russia-as-a-matter-for-themselves-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2363064&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d article discusses the evolving dynamics between China, North Korea,\u200d and Russia amidst North Korea&#8217;s involvement \u2064in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.\u2062 It highlights \u200dthat as approximately 8,000 North Korean troops are expected to assist Russian forces in occupied Ukraine, there has been a noticeable\u200d hesitance from the Chinese government to actively engage\u200b in this military \u2063collaboration. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian \u200ccharacterized North \u2064Korea and Russia as independent \u200cnations managing their own\u2064 bilateral relations, thereby \u200ddistancing China from their \u200dmilitary\u200d actions.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes that U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed concerns regarding the\u2063 North Korean troops \u2062being equipped \u200bwith Russian uniforms, indicating \u2064a \u2063potential strategy to obscure \u2064their involvement, which \u200bcould provoke\u2062 international concern. \u200dDespite the geopolitical ties that have developed among China, North Korea, and Russia, there appears to be a cautious approach from\u200b China \u200dregarding the ongoing conflict and North Korea&#8217;s military support.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the \u200darticle \u200ddiscusses\u2063 the silence of \u200bChina amid heightened tensions and military movements, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky \u2063to express surprise at China&#8217;s inactivity as a regional \u200dsecurity \u2064player. The piece reflects on the historical interactions and\u2063 recent diplomatic visits between the leaders of \u2062these countries, suggesting a complex web of alliances that is now under scrutiny as North \u200cKorea \u200cinches closer to \u2062direct involvement \u2063in the\u2063 conflict. China has\u2064 not condemned Russia&#8217;s\u2064 actions in Ukraine, maintaining\u200d a neutral stance while \u2064advocating for peace talks. the article \u2063paints a picture of a\u2062 tense situation\u2063 where China&#8217;s position remains ambiguous in\u200c relation to the actions\u200c of its neighboring \u200dallies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">China dismisses North Korean troops in Russia as a &lsquo;matter for themselves&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870877\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Korea<\/a> inches ever closer to joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>&lsquo;s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chinese government<\/a> seems to be experiencing a moment of sober reflection about their choice of friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Approximately 8,000 Korean People&rsquo;s Army personnel are expected to soon enter combat in the Kursk region currently occupied by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian military<\/a>, U.S. defense officials believe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3209712\/north-korean-troops-russian-uniforms-equipment-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asserts<\/a> that the soldiers are being outfitted with Russian uniforms and weapons in order to obscure their cooperation &mdash; a sign that both countries are aware North Korea&rsquo;s entry into the conflict could spark a sense of urgency in the international community if an outside power becomes involved.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo provided by the North Korean government, combatants take part in training at a training base of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-vows-to-support-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Korea vows to support Russia&#039;s invasion of Ukraine - Washington Examiner\">special operation units<\/a> of the Korean People&rsquo;s Army in the western area, North Korea, on Oct. 2, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency\/Korea News Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If any country could be expected to approve of this joint military operation, it would be China &mdash; the current third musketeer of geopolitical disruption in Asia. <\/p>\n<p>However, the Chinese Communist Party has been hesitant to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment during a press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian distanced Beijing from the decisions of North Korea and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have noted some reports related to this and responses from various parties recently. The DPRK and Russia are two independent sovereign states, and how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/again-chinese-foreign-minister-berates-antony-blinken-at-g20-summit\/\" title=\"Again! Chinese Foreign Minister Berates Antony Blinken at G20 Summit\">develop bilateral relations<\/a> is a matter for themselves,&rdquo; Jian told the press. &ldquo;China is not aware of the specifics of bilateral exchanges and cooperation between the DPRK and Russia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, applauds as he leaves after the closing session of the National People&rsquo;s Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ng Han Guan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He reiterated the Chinese government&rsquo;s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, saying that the country &ldquo;hopes that parties will work to ease tensions and remain committed to the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis&rdquo; without further details.<\/p>\n<p>This comment came just a day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken<\/a> announced they have been in contact with their Chinese counterparts to discuss the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they know well the concerns that we have and the expectations that, both in word and deed, they&rsquo;ll use the influence that they have to work to curb these activities,&rdquo; Blinken said in a press conference with South Korean leaders on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea&rsquo;s leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Sept. 13, 2023. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> expressed shock at at China&rsquo;s &ldquo;silence&rdquo; during a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">wide-ranging national security update published<\/a> to social media Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;North Korea&rsquo;s actions aren&rsquo;t random; they have strategic goals. I&rsquo;m surprised by China&rsquo;s silence,&rdquo; the Ukrainian president wrote. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say that China is on our side, but as a regional security guarantor, its silence is striking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A long series of back-and-forth state visits by President Xi Jinping, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a>, and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un over the past few years has postured the trio as a rising military coalition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold glasses during a festive reception of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim, a cautious leader normally adverse to leaving his hermit kingdom, traveled by train to Beijing for a rare state visit with Xi in January 2019, ahead of his meeting with then-President Donald Trump the next month. Xi reciprocated that summer with the first visit of a Chinese paramount leader to North Korea in over 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Putin has visited China annually since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Xi visited Putin in 2023, where he signed a joint agreement for expanding cooperation between the two countries. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3200197\/xi-modi-push-china-india-cooperation-brice-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attended the 16th annual BRICS summit<\/a> in Russia in October of this year.<\/p>\n<p>Kim also made diplomatic trips to Russia in 2019 and 2023 &mdash; a show of loyalty that Putin rewarded with one of the very few state visits by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-taking-calls-with-foreign-leaders-on-behalf-of-biden-report\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Taking Calls With Foreign Leaders On Behalf Of Biden: Report\">foreign leader<\/a> to North Korea in 2024, where the two dictators were photographed laughing and toying around in luxury cars for state media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at right with his wife Peng Liyuan, second from left, walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left ahead of their departure at the airport in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, June 21, 2019. (Huang Jingwen\/Xinhua via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following Russia&rsquo;s initial incursions into Ukraine in early 2022, China took a policy of neither supporting nor condemning Putin&rsquo;s decision. Chinese Communist Party leaders have consistently pushed boilerplate calls for peace and made offers to facilitate such negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>China&rsquo;s political proximity to Russia has made these gestures both suspect and valuable to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky stated in a May interview that he would like Chinese involvement in peace negotiations because Xi&rsquo;s voice would hold sway with Putin. This openness was complicated when Ukraine then accused China of pressuring other countries not to attend a June peace conference organized in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/switzerland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Switzerland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president on Thursday floated the idea of an &ldquo;Asian Security Alliance&rdquo; &mdash; a hypothetical coalition of Japan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Korea<\/a>, and China that would curb North Korea and keep the East Asian region stable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both Japan and South Korea are strong, civilized nations, and reaching out to China could be essential in countering North Korea&rsquo;s aggression, as North Korea is actively pulling that region into a war,&rdquo; Zelensky said. &ldquo;Their actions aren&rsquo;t coincidental &mdash; they want Russia&rsquo;s support in return.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dialogue already exists between the countries through their annual China&ndash;Japan&ndash;South Korea trilateral summit, which last met in May of this month. But Zelensky&rsquo;s proposed alliance is still an unlikely aspiration due to long-standing political tensions among all three members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1852062940519919822\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870877\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870877\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China regards North Korean troops in Russia as their own issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2363065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24299160111208.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4501,37066,39947,32109,4280],"class_list":["post-2363064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-china","tag-diplomatic-relations","tag-military-policy","tag-north-korea","tag-russia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24299160111208.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}