As we all know North Korea has a nuclear weapon problem that they don’t know what to do about. Many Americans are afraid they may use it against us. The idea that an enemy has access to dangerous weapons of mass destruction is unfortunately a common fear here in the States. We have had our fair share of issues with weapons of mass destruction.
Is Kim Jong-un preparing to use them against us? Well if he is he won’t have the backing from his friend China. North Korea and China have had good relations, they may be North Korea’s only ally. However recently twitter has been buzzing with negative sentiment for the communist regime. The general public doesn’t seem to agree with how the country is handling things especially when it comes to the issues they are having with the US.
China has a direct interest in America’s well being. They have had a huge hand in keeping us financially afloat during our economic hard times. During the recession America has borrowed a fair share of money from China. It would not be in their best interest to see any more hardships come upon us. It would most defiantly have a huge effect on their economy if we were to engage in any sort of conflict with the country.
Or maybe China is just worried about themselves and rightfully so. Citizens posted many concerns about how their cities would be effected if they were using border towns as testing sites. China’s version of Twitter, the largest microblog site in the country, Sina Weibo, had nothing good to say about North Korea when it came to the handling of their nuclear weapons.
One blogger named “@Bianju fanxin wrote that after China carried out nuclear tests in Lop Nor, former Central Asian testing site, there was radio active fallout in cities. With this explosion near the China-North Korea border ,”how many Chinese cities will receive radiation?” as stated in The New York Times
Another disgruntled blogger wrote “Kim Jong-un slapped China on the face by having a nuclear test right at our back door, during the Chinese New Year.” said @Lui WeiWei “China has spent so much money every year to raise this ungrateful wolf” taken from The New Republic
North Korea has a lot to consider if they want to keep China as a friend. Theatening the safety of the United States will cause major problems for them around the world. However China's issues remain more prevelant due to their proximity to North Korea. For now the people have spoken and they don’t seem to be backing down over the safety and well being for their own people.