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While this is interesting, it ignores the "elephant" in the room, and it's a big one. Or should I say dragon? NK is China's client. An attack on NK would not b
by BrandonMarc 13y ago
While this is interesting, it ignores the "elephant" in the room, and it's a big one. Or should I say dragon?
NK is China's client. An attack on NK would not be taken lightly, and might lead China to retaliate, or disrupt the attack, or just not cooperate. China also knows an attack by Japan, or South Korea, or the US / NATO would have a democratic replacement as a goal, and China would be very nervous at democracy being established at its doorstep.
Imagine China invading and imposing their communist ideals in Baja California (after imagining Baja California was the corrupt hellhole NK is now, which is frankly hard to do). Would the US tolerate such action, or would the US openly or clandestinely cause trouble?
- htns 13y agoI'm not so sure China is on good terms with North Korea. They would probably prefer to have a land border with the richer Korea. North Korea is something they are stuck with because changing the status quo would disrupt their interests in South Korea.
- avn2109 13y agoThat's a really solid point. From the Chinese perspective, a US invasion of DPRK might be analogous to the Cuban Missile Crisis or something.