[imText1]On Thursday, Li Dun Qiu, the chief of the Korean Studies Office at China’s National Development Studies Center, said in an interview with South Korean radio program that Chinese free aid to North Korea would decrease eventually.
Li analyzed that the nuclear test severed the relationship with China and the Northeast Asia’s geopolitical situation. “It is inevitable,” Li continued, “to reduce the free aid since it is mentioned in the UN resolution. The Chinese government is considering which part to be reduced, such as oil, food or industrial aid.”
Li argued that China is “a responsible member of the international society” and the country will observe the resolution sincerely, as it did participate in drafting the resolution.
Also, Li expected that NK might be preparing for another nuclear test, and, even if Pyongyang did so, China would oppose military reaction against North Korea.
On South Korea’s Sunshine Policy, Li advised the South Korean government “to earnestly perform the duty stipulated in the UN resolution, and to send a firm message to Pyongyang not to possess nuclear weapons or test it.”
National Development Studies Center is critical think-tank of the Chinese government. And the reports from the Center are circulated among the top leaders in China, including President Hu Jin-Tao and Premier Won Jiabao.
