Comments on: Comrades forever? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/02/15/comrades-forever/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:24:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: bluejives http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/02/15/comrades-forever/#comment-29470 bluejives Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:43:29 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2433#comment-29470 I read this report, yes all 30 pages of it. It presents an excellent look at the NK situation from the Chinese perspective, general Chinese foreign policy mentality, discusses Chinese dilemmas in diplomatic handling of NK, and relationship difficulties that can occur between China and NK (not unlike ones between SK and the US). Good bedtime reading. I read this report, yes all 30 pages of it.

It presents an excellent look at the NK situation from the Chinese perspective, general Chinese foreign policy mentality, discusses Chinese dilemmas in diplomatic handling of NK, and relationship difficulties that can occur between China and NK (not unlike ones between SK and the US).

Good bedtime reading.

]]> By: baduk http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/02/15/comrades-forever/#comment-29469 baduk Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:35:48 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2433#comment-29469 As I wrote several times before, even if Kim's regime folds, reunification will not take place. 1) Chinese troops will roll into the NK without any justification. 2) The South Korea will be restrained because it cannot risk a direct confrontation with China. 3) The Chinese will set a new dictator who will suck up to them as KJI has done. Nothing will change. The only other scenario is the China-Japan War. As I wrote several times before, even if Kim’s regime folds, reunification will not take place.

1) Chinese troops will roll into the NK without any justification.

2) The South Korea will be restrained because it cannot risk a direct confrontation with China.

3) The Chinese will set a new dictator who will suck up to them as KJI has done.

Nothing will change. The only other scenario is the China-Japan War.

]]> By: snow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/02/15/comrades-forever/#comment-29467 snow Wed, 15 Feb 2006 04:26:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2433#comment-29467 I don't know if many Koreans truly believe that reunification will come soon, but I'm not sure that it will ever come (or at least not in the next 40-50 years). The Chinese think that having a stable China-friendly regime in the North is in their best interests, so I think the likelihood of reunification is remote (barring events such as a collapse or coup, which China will do its best to stop from happening). Koreans should realize that it is not the US standing in the way of reunification, but China. I don’t know if many Koreans truly believe that reunification will come soon, but I’m not sure that it will ever come (or at least not in the next 40-50 years). The Chinese think that having a stable China-friendly regime in the North is in their best interests, so I think the likelihood of reunification is remote (barring events such as a collapse or coup, which China will do its best to stop from happening). Koreans should realize that it is not the US standing in the way of reunification, but China.

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