China’s government news agency, Xinhua, today came out with a terse report that contains only one sentence:
新华社快讯:朝鲜军方10日表示,有关使用中程弹道导弹打击关岛美军基地的计划将于8月中旬前递交朝最高领导人。
Translation:
Breaking by Xinhua: North Korean military said on August 10, that their plan to attack US base in Guam using midrange ballistic missiles will be submitted to the highest leadership before mid August.
I searched English media and found no report of this. In fact, even Xinhua did not report this on their English website but only had this about South Koreans monitoring provocations by North Korea.
Is China playing some kind of game here?