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> China does not want the reunification of the Korean peninsula if it creates a single, larger American ally on its border. So no, China does not oppose unific

> China does not want the reunification of the Korean peninsula if it creates a single, larger American ally on its border. So no, China does not oppose unification, it only opposes one modeled by the US, pretty much the same approach as the US. Also, we have an example of such a regime not modeled by the US - Vietnam.

drawkbox 9y ago
Vietnam turned out well even after a failed conflict. The reason is mainly market economics and help through investment they have gotten after the war. Vietnam markets have been doing very well [1]. This is similar to what we did in Japan/South Korea etc with investment. The military part in Vietnam is something that wasn't great, the markets after are a success. Ultimately it was a fight against Communism and other things (opium supply issues from '67 Opium Wars that pulled in France then the US, East Asia influence, energy vicinity, trade) and the goal was a market economy with opportunity. In the end economics and markets where people have comfort and opportunity is all you need to make people happy. In the US we can barely do that at home now so maybe conflict should go back to defense instead of this failed pre-emptive policy and regain focus on building economic opportunity, what people truly love about America. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-19/asian-outperformer-vietnam-stocks-seen-reaching-10-year-high https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-19/asian-out...