{"id":18190,"date":"2012-01-30T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T04:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=18190"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:54:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:54:07","slug":"china-aids-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/china-aids-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"China Aids North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo Shinbun reported today that, immediately after Kim Jong Il\u2019s death, China decided to support North Korea with major food and crude oil.<\/p>\n<p>The Shinmun, citing multiple sources from China and North Korea, revealed \u201cIt is known to be 50 thousand tons of food and 25 thousand tons of crude oil\u201d.  <\/p>\n<p>According to the Shinmun China\u2019s decision, to send food and crude oil to North Korea, was made on December 20th &#8211; the day after the official announcement of Kim Jong Il\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Sources analyzed, \u201cThe reason behind China\u2019s decision, to send this food and crude oil support to North Korea, was made to help stabilize the new Kim Jong Eun system.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It is predicted that China\u2019s food aid will continue until Kim Il\u2019s Sung birthday celebrations in April. Information gathered suggests that portions of crude oil have already been supplied through a pipeline. <\/p>\n<p>The Shinmun claimed that China\u2019s authorities decided on this support after considering North Korea\u2019s fragile situation, while the new Kim Jong Eun system is still in the process of stable succession, and the necessity to create an atmosphere of loyalty among the North Korean people by improving food supplies by Kim Il Sung\u2019s birthday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo Shinbun reported today that, immediately after Kim Jong Il\u2019s death, China decided to support North Korea with major food and crude oil. The Shinmun, citing multiple sources from China and North Korea, revealed \u201cIt is known to be 50 thousand tons of food and 25 thousand tons of crude oil\u201d. 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