The Japanese Asia-Pacific newspaper posted on Internet an article titled "Who sank warship 'Cheonan'" on May 24. It said that there happened strange sinking of a submarine near the waters where "Cheonan" sank almost at the same time, noting that the United States and south Korea are busy to keep the sub case into oblivion.

Referring to the reason the U.S. is linking the case of "Cheonan" with the DPRK, the article said:

The U.S. is in fear of having the trumps it is holding in settling the issue on the Korean Peninsula being taken away following the 2012 transfer of the "right to command the wartime operations" of the U.S. forces in south Korea.

The U.S. munitions enterprises do not want to see the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from south Korea leading to the loss of the U.S. supremacy over East Asia but seek to create favorable atmosphere for launching a new war in Korea by taking the advantage of the case of "Cheonan".

The recent farce, by all accounts, is aimed to deteriorate the inter-Korean relations and keep the U.S. armed forces in south Korea for an indefinite period.

The Russian History Prospect Fund in commentaries posted on Internet on May 31 and June 1 made concrete analysis and estimation of the falsity of "material evidence" presented by the south Korean authorities and impossibility of the "torpedo attack by the DPRK".

On June 1 the Russian Internet News Pravaya quoting a U.S. journalist said that the case of "Cheonan" sinking was a sheer charade orchestrated by the United States.

The French Internet paper Asia Times in its commentary on June 2 noted that the aim sought by Lee Myung Bak through the case of "Cheonan" sinking was to win "perfect partnership" with the U.S. and use the UN Security Council as a platform for discussing the Korean issue instead of the six-way talks. It also sought to use the case for arousing public interest in his "government" ahead of the "elections to local self-governing bodies" and, furthermore, create "security crisis" and thus secure a pretext of arms buildup and boost "strategic alliance" with the U.S.

On June 5 the paper also carried an article dedicated by a U.S. correspondent in Seoul.

The article said that the conspiratorial nature of the case of "Cheonan" sinking is being brought to light with each passing day, proving it to be a farce orchestrated by the south Korean authorities.

The majority south Korean people dismiss the "conclusion" drawn by the "investigation team" as a sheer lie, considering it as part of Lee Myung Bak's hostile policy toward the DPRK, not a case which was caused by a "torpedo attack" by it, the article noted, adding:

There is also a suspicion that the members of the "investigation team" were ordered to keep mum about the case.

Also problematic is why "Cheonan" sank at a time when the U.S. and south Korean forces were staging joint military exercises.