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Even easier: declare the Korean peninsula as Switzerland. China collapses the DPRK and allows it to be reunified under South Korean leadership. The US withdraw
by ethbro 9y ago
Even easier: declare the Korean peninsula as Switzerland.
China collapses the DPRK and allows it to be reunified under South Korean leadership. The US withdraws all armed forces from South Korea. Both China and the US agree that Korean territority is inviolable. With nuclear consequences if either / anyone violates this.
North Korea avoids its leadership being killed in a war / assassination.
China avoids the US on their borders.
The US disarms the North Korean threat.
(South) Korea gains an incredible security guarantee and becomes a unique crossroads for the region.
Win/win/win/win.
- adventured 9y agoI agree with the US removing its presence in Korea and that your scenario is the ideal. Much like China has very specific requirements/wants out of the situation (they'd want the US gone from Korea), it's very unlikely the US will want to cede that strategic position. Both sides are playing that angle and have been for decades, which is obviously making the situation more difficult to resolve. I suspect the US would be the biggest problem in the full removal scenario, the military industrial complex wouldn't want to give up that beachhead. China would be the biggest problem in the mixed compromise scenario (they'd have very rigid demands that wouldn't be easy for the US military & political machine to swallow).