The North Korean embassy in Beijing was not immediately available for comment.China's foreign ministry did not respond to a faxed request for comment. "I think he made the decision first to keep Hu Jintao and then (current President) Xi Jinping really at bay. "Within months of coming to power, Kim telegraphed North Korea's intentions by amending its constitution to proclaim itself a nuclear state. "Of course the Chinese were not happy," said a foreign diplomat in Beijing focused on North Korea. "If China supports more radical economic sanctions that directly threaten the stability of the regime, then it is possible that North Korea becomes as hostile to China as to the United States."

Source: Times of India September 09, 2017 10:18 UTC