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By Yoo Choonsik and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday labeled North Korea's artillery attack on a west coast island a crime against humanity and said the South would retaliate against any further...
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Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:38am EST
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday labeled North Korea's artillery attack on a west coast island a crime against humanity and said the South would retaliate against any further provocation.
Lee, under pressure at home for his indecisive response to last week's attack, made his first address to the nation as U.S. and South Korean war ships took part in military maneuvers, prompting concern in regional power China and threats of all-out war from North Korea.
"North Korea will pay the price in the event of further provocations," Lee said. "Attacking civilians militarily is an inhumane crime that is strictly forbidden in a time of war... Now is the time to show action, not a hundred words."
Clashes in disputed waters off the west coast are not uncommon, with dozens of sailors killed and warships sunk over the past 11 years, but Tuesday's attack was the first time a residential area was hit. Of the four killed, two were civilians.
The attack raised tensions on the peninsula to their highest level in at least two decades, but experts say they are unlikely to tip over into a full-scale war.
Moody's Investors Service said uncertainty over confrontations have already been factored into South Korean credit ratings and the recently increased tensions would not immediately affect the ratings.
But the agency said the heightened tension may increase "event risk" and that it was still determining whether the recent attacks marked a fundamentally more reckless stance by North Korea.
Markets in Seoul mirrored the broader region on Monday, as players judged the latest spat as being no worse than previous clashes between the Koreas, who are still technically at war having only signed a truce to stop fighting in the 1950-53 war.
China has proposed emergency talks amid global pressure on Beijing to be more aggressive in helping resolve the standoff between the rival Koreas and try to rein in ally Pyongyang which depends on China for aid.
Washington and Tokyo were non-committal, saying they would consult with Seoul, which was skeptical of the proposal to sit down with North Korea, effectively rewarding it for bad behavior.
The reclusive North was previously offered massive aid in return for disarmament pledges that went unmet.
A senior North Korean official also expressed skepticism about the Chinese call, Japan's Kyodo news agency said. North Korea has yet to issue an official response but the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said countries "responsible for (the latest standoff)" should first hold talks.
Beijing is wary of the collapse of North Korea, which could send millions of refugees across its border and strengthen the U.S.-South Korea alliance in a possibly combined Korea.
The whistle-blowing Wikileaks website, revealing a cache of U.S. diplomatic cables, said there had been talks between U.S. and South Korean officials about the prospects for a unified Korea, according to the New York Times.
South Korea considered commercial inducements to China to "help salve" Chinese concerns about living with a reunified Korea, according to the American ambassador to Seoul, the newspaper said.
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Nov 28, 2010 8:04pm EST
@ China LOL!!!
What is there to talk about?
The only thing to talk about is how china’s irresponsibility has allowed and encouraged N Korea’s acts of war.
Once china and n korea admit their attrocities, then the international community might start taking them seriously. Until then, all there is to talk about is the irresponsibility of n korea’s acts of war, and china’s irresponsible protection and support for n korea.
Both countries should be held responsible.
Sham on N Korea! Shame on China! Shame on Communism!!!
China_Lies
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Nov 28, 2010 9:29pm EST
And I thought, that China was dying to evaluate its brand new navy in combat….
kaceltd
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Nov 28, 2010 9:39pm EST
what navy what a joke! north korea needs to be taught a lesson, there people have been suffering to long, its time to clean kim jong ills clock and now!
scotmarino
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Nov 28, 2010 9:41pm EST
North Korea is a digrace to Humanity. They have led the Human race in atrocities and human rights violations to their own people. There leaders all look down upon the rest of the world and act like “so what, whats anyone going to do about it?” China is as much responsible for North Koreas action as North Korea is. Why is everyone so scared of China? Sure they have almost a third of the worlds population in their country. What the hell does that mean except they do most of thier thinking with their little heads. That whole area is messed up. North Korea is going to bring down the rest of the world if we let them.
bladepolisher
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Nov 28, 2010 9:42pm EST
The US military-industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about is complicit with China and the US government in stage managing the North Korean ‘aggression’.
This is done as an incentive to the South Korean and Japanese governments to buy MORE US arms – which they ARE doing. Each of these countries have dramatically increased their defense budgets. Some, in Washington, are also quietly discussing placing nuclear weapons in both Japan and South Korea.
It’s all showbiz in order to line the pockets of government defense contractors.
As evidence of that, ask yourself this:
If America was attacked by the Mexican government where they had sunk one of our coast guard cutters and then shelled Nantucket, can you imagine a US response along the lines of: “You’d better not do THAT again”
With Iraq and Afghanistan starting to wind down from a weapons-purchasing standpoint, they’re looking to develop new ‘markets’. It used to be – Find a need, then fill it.
Now, it’s CREATE a need, then fill it.
Joe200011
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Nov 28, 2010 9:49pm EST
I am from China, i don’t like N Korea either, and I think nor do my most compatriots. But we don’t have choice.
I am sorry
River2007
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Nov 28, 2010 9:57pm EST
War is one way to distract domestic issues.
bkhjon
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Nov 28, 2010 10:03pm EST
Warning a mentally ill idiot does nothing to improve the situation.
pburgdon
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Nov 28, 2010 10:04pm EST
china would rather see us just go back to our own shores and leave it be..let nk and south korea duke it out and the best man wins. china does not want our influence in this area of the world..afterall it is in their own back yard. So you can always expect a luke warm if rolling eyes attitude from them. nk knows this and capitalizes on it and has leveraged this attitude to maintain the role of neighborhood bully and steal lunch money and attack others whenever they feel like it. Now they have a new pointy headed inbred freak in charge. These evil pointy headed ones running nk will not escape justice. It is only a matter of time before each of them face the sign before the pit that reads “abandon hope all ye who enter here”.
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