Plum Crazy

CNN reports that South Korea and China have agreed to settle the North Korean crisis through diplomacy. I wonder if anyone happened to mention that to the North Koreans.

Following the talks between the two officials, Shin Chung-seung, Director General of the Asia Pacific office of the South Korean Foreign Ministry, said: "At today's conference South Korea and China reaffirmed the principle of resolving North Korea's nuclear problem peacefully through dialog."

But he offered no details on how the two nations planned to go about that effort.

Probably because the North Koreans will need to be involved before they can work out the details. I think the crisis is solvable through diplomacy; I'm just amused that the South Koreans and Chinese seem to have decided this will happen on their own.

I also think, as stated previously, that the United States will need to be involved in this as well. It is clear that the North Korean brinksmanship is directed in large part at us, so any solution will have to involve us. It is not surprising, therefore, that we are hosting a meeting with South Korea and Japan next week to discuss this. Given the current news, China should be invited as well.