China distancing itself from North Korea:WikiLeaks

China distancing itself from North Korea:WikiLeaks

China is ready to distance itself from North Korea and accept reunification with the South, according to more leaked diplomatic documents by WikiLeaks .

Among the latest WikiLeaks documents are memos that reveal growing tensions and frustrations between China and its ally North Korea. The leaked U.S. diplomatic cables suggest that in the event North Korea collapses, Beijing would be willing to accept a unified Korea under the South's control.

"China's frustrations have come out in the open a few times. When North Korea conducted a nuclear test in 2009, China broke ranks with North Korea and voted in the U.N. Security Council in favor of imposing sanctions on its North Korean allies. In the past, China, which wields a veto vote as a permanent member of the Security Council, would have simply abstained and let the resolution pass."

One diplomatic cable disclosed that China's vice foreign minister told US officials that Pyongyang was behaving like a "spoiled child" to get America's attention in April 2009 after carrying out missile tests.

However, the documents also outline a complicated relationship between China and North Korea with other cables exposing US frustration at how North Korea was able to send weapons equipment to Iran via China.

A senior Chinese official, speaking off the record to American officials, insisted that Chinese influence over North Korea was frequently overestimated.

One of the most crucial conversations is recorded as taking place in February earlier this year between Chun Yung-Woo, the then South Korean vice-foreign minister and Kathleen Stephens, the US Ambassador in Seoul.

"Beijing has been unwilling to put real muscle into its persuasion, pointing to North Korea's desire to talk on equal terms with the US. China has facilitated the now stalled six-party talks, but has shied away from enforcing responsible behaviour or allowing the regime to collapse. The US, in turn, is reluctant to concede North Korea's demands for recognition and pleads with China to get its junior ally under control.

The US government has repeatedly asked the Chinese to stop shipments transiting between North Korea and Iran through Beijing airport, according to memos sent by both US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the former holder of the office, Condoleezza Rice.

The issue was even raised during talks between President George Bush and his Chinese counterparts.

Documents released by the Wikileaks website show that the Americans provided Chinese officials of the exact times and planes on which supplies were being sent from North Korea to Iran

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