{"id":27056,"date":"2014-05-05T10:08:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T01:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=27056"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:52:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:52:20","slug":"report-chinas-military-prepared-fo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/report-chinas-military-prepared-fo\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: China&#8217;s Military Prepared for Collapse Scenario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">China\u2019s military has initiated a number of measures in preparation for a possible regime collapse in North Korea, a leaked military document suggests. &nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Japan\u2019s Kyodo News said Saturday it had obtained a document published last summer detailing increased surveillance along selected border areas in<br \/>\ntandem with the dispatch of a number of military personnel. The establishment of camps was similarly floated as a potential measure to cope with a large influx of refugees, the article claimed.&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">North Korea is not explicitly named in the document, but is referred to as \u201cour country\u2019s northeastern neighbor,\u201d and \u201cthe country next door with the<br \/>\nhereditary system.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cAs foreign shows of force are out of our control, a<br \/>\nsituation could arise whereby our country faces an influx of military<br \/>\nunits via the border regions. There is concern that this circumstance could<br \/>\nallow a foothold of resistance to form among refugees<br \/>\nand breakaway soldiers,\u201d the document allegedly stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Moreover, \u201cUnder these circumstances teams must be dispatched<br \/>\nto border regions including \u2018reconnaissance groups\u2019 to assess the situation, \u2018investigation<br \/>\ngroups\u2019 to question those who come into [China], \u2018blockade groups\u2019 that prevent<br \/>\nthe influx of threats, and \u2018armed groups\u2019 to defend against hostile powers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It was further suggested that camps able to house a maximum of 1500 people each be established at various locations along the border, with a protection mechanism in place to prevent the assassination of key military and<br \/>\npolitical figures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cKey figures must be moved to a separate investigation facility to ensure they cannot command any military activity nor band together with<br \/>\nother forces [already in China],\u201d the document continued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The report is as yet unverified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s military has initiated a number of measures in preparation for a possible regime collapse in North Korea, a leaked military document suggests. &nbsp; Japan\u2019s Kyodo News said Saturday it had obtained a document published last summer detailing increased surveillance along selected border areas in tandem with the dispatch of a number of military personnel. 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