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China Advises Kim on Nuclear Standoff; Working Group Plans Stall
Chinese officials urged visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to change his tough line with the United States regarding his nuclear programs, South Korean media reported today (see GSN, April 19). “[Chinese military chief] Jiang Zemin told him the possibility of the United States invading North Korea is very slim, indirectly suggesting he should change North Korea’s tough line against the United States,” Reuters quoted South Korea’s Munhwa Ilbo as reporting. Meeting with Chinese President and Communist Party leader Hu Jintao Monday, Kim explained his need for a nuclear arsenal, but said he was willing to give up his nuclear programs if the United States ended its “hostile attitude,” according to the South Korean daily Chosun Ilbo (John Ruwitch, Reuters/Yahoo!News, April 20). Meanwhile, a senior South Korean official said today plans have stalled to convene a working group prior to the next round of six-party talks planned for June, Agence France-Presse reported. “The (South Korean) government has been seeking to have the working group meet twice ahead of the third six-nation talks,” the unidentified official said. “But judging from the current situation, we might have to go directly to the six-nation talks without working group talks,” the official added (Agence France-Presse, April 20).
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