tmjUtah – China will not allow a reunified Korea on its border. They simply cannot suvive a land border with an economically and politically successful free nation.
You neglect that China is a spectacular economic and political success. It has been growing at a rate of 13.5% annual GDP for 12 years, standands of living, even accounting for the 300 million “excess” people not yet having means to get a good job….and polls show 86% of CHinese satisfied with their leadership and direction the nation is moving. Compared to 40% in S Korea and 28% in the USA.
China’s biggest problem is keeping desperate N Koreans out and reserving the fruits of China’s economic and political success for it’s own kind.
Ex-fetus – Who in their right mind WANTS North Korea? The S. Koreans don’t. The USA nor Japan does. Not sure why the Chinese would.
China wants it if it gets the rich storehouse of strategic minerals in N Korea and doesn’t have to spend a nickel on the NORKs getting fed or doing any nation-building. Control of N Korea, with full access by chinese businessmen and engineers to NORK resources is just about an ideal situation for them. They don’t bankrupt themselves as the US is doing trying to create new nations of “Muslim freedom-lovers”, don’t lose soldiers in the occupation force to death or severe maimings from bombs, RPGs, etc,
