Beijing Worried About a Disobedient North Korea After Its First H-bomb Test: Leaked Report

Beijing Worried About a Disobedient North Korea After Its First H-bomb Test: Leaked Report
People watch a news report on North Korea's first hydrogen bomb test, at a railroad station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 6, 2016. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Yue
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Recently, an internal document obtained by The Epoch Times showed that China’s think tank experts warned that a nuclear leak would pose a huge threat to Jilin Province or could trigger a nuclear war. It was written after North Korea conducted its first hydrogen bomb test in 2016.

At noon on Jan. 6, 2016, North Korea announced its first “successful” hydrogen bomb test. The test triggered a 4.9-magnitude earthquake felt in the border counties in Jilin and created panic among the locals.

Frank Yue
Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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