This just in from the South Korean news agency Yonhap, though it’s hardly a surprise: North Korea is throwing its support behind the Chinese authorities in their quest to suppress spreading anti-Chinese riots. “The DPRK government supports the Chinese government in its efforts to ensure social stability and the rule of law in Tibet and defend the fundamental interests of the Tibetan people,” a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as telling the country’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The spokesman also “strongly denounced the unsavory elements for their moves to seek the ‘independence of Tibet’ and scuttle the coming Beijing Olympic Games… Tibet is part of the inalienable territory of China.” North Korea counts China as its closest ally, and it has relied on energy and food from China to feed its 23 million people for years.
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