U.S. sees no special help to North Korea from Chinese military



News U.S. sees no special help to North Korea from Chinese military Information came as DOD published its annual report on military and security developments involving China Martyn Williams May 7, 2013 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. Department of Defense SAN FRANCISCO – The Chinese military isn't providing any special help to the Korea People's Army (KPA) on a regular basis, according to the U.S. Department of Defense's deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia. David Helvey was speaking to the press in Washington on Monday afternoon after the department published its annual report on military and security developments involving China. North Korea comes up just twice in the unclassified version of the report, and both times they are as passing references. SAN FRANCISCO – The Chinese military isn't providing any special help to the Korea People's Army (KPA) on a regular basis, according to the U.S. Department of Defense's deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia. David Helvey was speaking to the press in Washington on Monday afternoon after the department published its annual report on military and security developments involving China. North Korea comes up just twice in the unclassified version of the report, and both times they are as passing references. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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U.S. sees no special help to North Korea from Chinese military

Information came as DOD published its annual report on military and security developments involving China

Martyn Williams May 7, 2013

U.S. sees no special help to North Korea from Chinese military

U.S. Department of Defense

SAN FRANCISCO – The Chinese military isn't providing any special help to the Korea People's Army (KPA) on a regular basis, according to the U.S. Department of Defense's deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia.

David Helvey was speaking to the press in Washington on Monday afternoon after the department published its annual report on military and security developments involving China. North Korea comes up just twice in the unclassified version of the report, and both times they are as passing references.

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