Boy, I think I hope
THIS turns out to be much ado about nothing!
Quote:
SEPT 15, 2003
China 'sends 150,000 troops to N. Korean border'
HONG KONG - China has deployed up to 150,000 troops on its border with North Korea to deter Pyongyang's nuclear build-up and contain mounting violence from rogue North Korean soldiers, a report here said yesterday.
Five divisions of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops had been deployed in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, bordering North Korea, since last month, an unidentified security source in China was quoted as saying by Hong Kong's Sunday Morning Post.
Large troop movements and new military barracks had also surfaced in the border towns of Hanchun, Tumen, Kaishan, Sanhe and Baijing, while air force jets had frequently been seen flying over the capital Yanji, 40km from the border, the report added.
The 150K figure would represent roughly 10% of the Chinese Active Duty Army, with the reports indicating the units involved are among the better ones China disposes. Troubling if true.
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