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China Said To Have Declined Kim's Request For J-10s

June 18 2010

North Korea

China reportedly refused a request for J-10 fighter jets made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in May, reports Chosun Ilbo (South Korea).

Kim is said to have made the request to Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Kim was refused, but told that China would protect and support North Korea if it were to be attacked, said a high-ranking North Korean source.

Kim fears a military reprisal for the March sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, according to a former North Korean...

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