South Korea Tells Trump It's Actually Never Been a Part of China

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

 https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-20/south-korea-tells-trump-it-s-actually-never-been-a-part-of-china

South Korea’s government wants to know whether Chinese President Xi Jinping gave alternative facts on the nation’s history to Donald Trump.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, Trump said Xi told him during a recent summit that “Korea actually used to be a part of China.” The comments sparked outrage in Seoul and became an issue in South Korea’s presidential race, prompting the foreign ministry to seek to verify what Xi actually said.

“It’s a clear fact acknowledged by the international community that, for thousands of years in history, Korea has never been part of China,” foreign ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said at a briefing in Seoul on Thursday.

Trump has sought to get China -- North Korea’s main ally and benefactor -- to do more to persuade dictator Kim Jong Un to stop conducting nuclear and missile tests. Xi’s explanation of the historical relationship made Trump realize that it’s “not so easy” for China to influence North Korea to give up its nuclear program, the newspaper quoted the U.S. president as saying.

[Jacque67 7,328]

SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday dismissed the controversial remark reportedly made by U.S. President Donald Trump that Korea was "part of China" as untrue and not worthy of response.

"Whether that is true or not, Korea hasn't been a part of China for thousands of years and it is an historical fact that the international community acknowledges and no one can deny it," a foreign ministry official said on the condition of anonymity.

"It is worthless to respond to this kind of story," he added.

 

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/19/0200000000AEN20170419012000315.html

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

50 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday dismissed the controversial remark reportedly made by U.S. President Donald Trump that Korea was "part of China" as untrue and not worthy of response.

"Whether that is true or not, Korea hasn't been a part of China for thousands of years and it is an historical fact that the international community acknowledges and no one can deny it," a foreign ministry official said on the condition of anonymity.

"It is worthless to respond to this kind of story," he added.

 

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/19/0200000000AEN20170419012000315.html

Jacques..you are in Japan right?  Keep an eye-out for that Aircraft Carrier that seems to be lost.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

55 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday dismissed the controversial remark reportedly made by U.S. President Donald Trump that Korea was "part of China" as untrue and not worthy of response.

"Whether that is true or not, Korea hasn't been a part of China for thousands of years and it is an historical fact that the international community acknowledges and no one can deny it," a foreign ministry official said on the condition of anonymity.

"It is worthless to respond to this kind of story," he added.

 

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/19/0200000000AEN20170419012000315.html

Your in Japan right now? I did not know that. Where in Japan are you at?

[Dashinka 24,514]

I know my friends in Korea would resent as being thought of as part of China.  I don't know all the history, but I think there were times in ancient history when Korean dynasties either fell to Chinese dynasties, or were under the influence of Chinese dynasties, but I don't think it was actually ever part of China.

[bcking 3,157]

Korea was a "tributary state" of China, but I don't think you would technically call it "part of China".

Edited April 20, 2017 by bcking

[Jacque67 7,328]

Just another Friday...

 

South Korea said on Friday it was on heightened alert ahead of another important anniversary in North Korea, with a large concentration of military hardware amassed on both sides of the border amid concerns about a new nuclear test by Pyongyang.

U.S. officials said there was a higher-than-usual level of activity by Chinese bombers, signalling a possible heightened state of readiness by Beijing, reclusive North Korea's sole major ally, although the officials played down concerns and left open a range of possible reasons.

U.S. and South Korean officials have been saying for weeks that the North could soon stage another nuclear test in violation of United Nations sanctions, something both the United States and China have warned against.

North Korea marks the 85th anniversary of the foundation of its Korean People's Army on Tuesday, a key anniversary that comes at the end of major winter military drills, South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman Lee Duk-haeng said.

[Jacque67 7,328]

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/21/south-korea-on-heightened-alert-as-isolated-north-readies-for-army-celebration.html

 

april 27th, the new moon (dark skies) rumoured to be the time of danger!!!

 

if so,

sayonara, sayonara, sayonara!

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

2 hours ago, Jacque67 said:

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/21/south-korea-on-heightened-alert-as-isolated-north-readies-for-army-celebration.html

 

april 27th, the new moon (dark skies) rumoured to be the time of danger!!!

 

if so,

sayonara, sayonara, sayonara!

You c a n take small solace that the recent attempts to launch failed

[spookyturtle 9,466]

17 hours ago, bcking said:

Korea was a "tributary state" of China, but I don't think you would technically call it "part of China".

But you can see Russia from Alaska. 

[Jacque67 7,328]

Tweet from the Don an hour ago...

 

"China is very much the economic lifeline to North Korea so, while nothing is easy, if they want to solve the North Korean problem, they will"

 

ha ha! What about the armada? What about Pence's "look of resolve" at the DMZ?

What a joke!!!