Peter Beck
Peter Beck
expected faces feared mean north piece reinforced ripping shove within
This has reinforced everything we feared about North Korea's promises, but no one expected them to shove it in everyone's faces within 24 hours. It doesn't mean they're ripping up the piece of paper, they just like to keep everyone guessing.
I think it's a nonstarter. It's not even a deal-breaker,
embrace north shows surface
It shows at least on the surface that the North would like to embrace China's reforms.
almost bringing convince examples military reforms trying
When he went in 2001, it was almost exclusively military people. He was trying to convince them of the need for reform. Now, if he's bringing technocrats, he's trying to give examples of how reforms could take place.