Comments on: Political change in the North… http://koreanunification.net/2007/08/21/political-change-in-the-north/ the DMZ will not last forever... or will it? Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Janus http://koreanunification.net/2007/08/21/political-change-in-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Janus Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:58:54 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/archives/25#comment-35 I don't think it's going to be South Korea's choice...the Chinese, unlike the Americans, don't lose sleep at night worrying if the Koreans love them or not. The only things the PRC will listen to are economic power and military power--both of which simply affirm Korea's status as the "shrimp among whales." Not to say SK was destined to be this way. South Korea could have made a credible economic and military threat to the PRC were it backed up by a solid alliance with the United States...but Roh & the sunshine boys have destroyed that relationship in the name of "independence" which in great a great karmic bird poop on Roh's head has only left Korea more dependent than ever--only now on a neighbor that is not burdened by any history or moral precept of playing nice... I don’t think it’s going to be South Korea’s choice…the Chinese, unlike the Americans, don’t lose sleep at night worrying if the Koreans love them or not. The only things the PRC will listen to are economic power and military power–both of which simply affirm Korea’s status as the “shrimp among whales.”

Not to say SK was destined to be this way. South Korea could have made a credible economic and military threat to the PRC were it backed up by a solid alliance with the United States…but Roh & the sunshine boys have destroyed that relationship in the name of “independence” which in great a great karmic bird poop on Roh’s head has only left Korea more dependent than ever–only now on a neighbor that is not burdened by any history or moral precept of playing nice…

]]> By: Mr Yee http://koreanunification.net/2007/08/21/political-change-in-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Mr Yee Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:56:38 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/archives/25#comment-25 Ha Ha Ha - I better not go to Macau!!! Ha Ha Ha – I better not go to Macau!!!

]]> By: JurgenD http://koreanunification.net/2007/08/21/political-change-in-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-19 JurgenD Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:07:05 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/archives/25#comment-19 I think you may be wrong on the effect on unification. There is much nationalism in South Korea that would not allow China to exert too much influence over the North. I think you may be wrong on the effect on unification. There is much nationalism in South Korea that would not allow China to exert too much influence over the North.

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