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Given that North Korea is one of the poorest country in the world, and is ~ 50 % of south korea population, what do you think is realistic about reunification t
by cdavid 16y ago
Given that North Korea is one of the poorest country in the world, and is ~ 50 % of south korea population, what do you think is realistic about reunification today, really ? I also doubt China would allow for the North Korean regime to fail through force so that a closed US ally would have borders with it - assuming the US could allow yet another war in the current climate and its current economy, which is somewhat doubtful.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoIt's realistic in that it's one of the few viable long-term outcomes to the whole mess, the other option being annexation or proxy rule by China. China would probably be ok with a unified Korea as the lesser problem. The DPRK is not exactly helping China currently, except making them look good in comparison. But the problem with North Korean belligerence is that it serves as a strong motivation for militarization of the whole region. China may be hesitant of a unified Korean peninsula but on the other hand the continued existence of the DPRK regime gives excuse for a strong American presence in South Korea and could lead to escalations in the region the Chinese don't want (a nuclear armed Korea or Japan?) Also, a unified Korea would save the Chinese from having to deal with the mess of the North.
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