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    Default China Cutting NK's Fuel Because of Payment

    I'm off to work, this looks interesting, but I don't have the time to read the links.

    http://hotair.com/archives/2017/06/2...f-north-korea/

    Hmm: China’s National Oil Firm Cuts Off North Korea

    ED MORRISSEYPosted at 8:41 am on June 28, 2017

    Has North Korea run out of credit with China, or has Beijing finally run out of patience with Pyongyang? China’s state-run petroleum operation has cut off fuel sales to rogue nation, Reuters reports, ostensibly due to a lack of payment. However, it’s no secret that the Trump administration has put a lot of pressure on Beijing to get tougher with the Kim regime, and a fuel cutoff will hit Kim Jong-un where he’s most vulnerable:

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    Quote Originally Posted by pete311 View Post
    We need to watch and see if Russia fills the void means "Putin to the rescue?" Hmmm ...
    “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke

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