Who's not afraid of North Korea?

When North Korea's planning to test launch a Tepedong-2 missle, and causes an international uproars, from the United States to New Zealand, from Japan to Australia, South Korea, certainly put out strongest ever warning to Kim Jung Il not to go forward, China sit out of the circle and keeps its silence.

Used to be an active host for the six party talks, China is obviously not satisfied with North Korea's missle testing, which is being viewed as a provactive action. However, being a solo friend of North Korea, China has to restrain from criticizing Kim openly.

But this silence is not costfree, Japanese government won't be pleased by China's silence, and South Korean government won't, either. How China's decision over North Korea's uproars will affect improve Sino-Japan relations, still remain a question mark.