> There is some evidence that in that sort of situation, China would invade North Korea, taking the northern third of the country. I think most people consider

> There is some evidence that in that sort of situation, China would invade North Korea, taking the northern third of the country. I think most people consider that a near-certainty. The Chinese government has made it evident that it doesn't want a US-aligned Korea sharing a large land border with it, and doesn't want a flood of Korean refugees entering China.