The dire situation with North Korea
North Korea's July 4th launch/test of an intercontinental ballistic missile further endangers peace and safety in Asia and in the U.S. The situation is now critical. All the pundits keep stating that we need China to intervene with North Korea and that nothing will be accomplished without Chinese intervention. But what possible incentive does China have for resolving the tensions created by Kim Jong-un? As far as I can see, Xi Jinping is sitting back enjoying these tensions created by Kim with the USA, with a huge smile on his face The pudgy little guy has thrown the big guy off balance. Is Xi Jinping interested in humanitarian ideals? Is he interested in world peace? Is he interested in achieving a Nobel Peace Prize by resolving this situation? NO! He cares nothing about these things. The only thing Xi really cares about is keeping the United States far away from mainland Asia and furthering his own goal of Chinese wor...