Neighborly love running out

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Neighborly love running out
Despite all of the efforts China has made to cover up for North Korea, Pyongyang's shelling of a South Korean island shows that it does not trust Beijing. If the North is uncontrollable and there is no status quo to be preserved, then using the arithmetic of costs and benefits, it may be worth eliminating a troublesome neighbor. - Francesco Sisci (Nov 29, '10)