It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

NOW THIS IS INTERESTING:

The Associated Press (Joe McDonald, "CHINA PUTS SOLDIERS ON NORTH KOREA BORDER," Beijing, 09/15/03) reported that the PRC said Monday that its military has taken over patrolling its frontier with the DPRK, but wouldn't disclose why it made the change. The Foreign Ministry would not confirm reports in Hong Kong media that the PRC moved 150,000 troops to the border to stem crime by DPRK soldiers and to pressure its isolated communist neighbor to halt its nuclear weapons program. "It is a normal adjustment carried out after many years of preparation by the relevant parties," the PRC Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement.

A sign of increased pressure? How does the DPRK react?