Comments on: ROK-US relations and Korean unification http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/ the DMZ will not last forever... or will it? Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dilworth http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/comment-page-1/#comment-71 dilworth Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:45:03 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/#comment-71 Hi Peter, thanks for visiting. In comparison to the regional major powers such as Japan, China and Russia, the US, being a distant interested party, does not face any immediate threat from Korean unification. China, Russia and Japan could face refugee flows, economic disruption or even the possibility of armed conflict on or near their territory. In the longer term, a unified state state of 74 million Koreans (UN estimates, 2006 revision) with all the nationalist sentiment of a recently divided state, presents a much bigger problem to China, Russia and Japan, all of which have territorial disputes with one of the Koreas, than it does to the United States. Possibly, a liberated North Korea would be pre-disposed to good relations with the United States as has occurred in Eastern Europe. Hi Peter, thanks for visiting.
In comparison to the regional major powers such as Japan, China and Russia, the US, being a distant interested party, does not face any immediate threat from Korean unification. China, Russia and Japan could face refugee flows, economic disruption or even the possibility of armed conflict on or near their territory.

In the longer term, a unified state state of 74 million Koreans (UN estimates, 2006 revision) with all the nationalist sentiment of a recently divided state, presents a much bigger problem to China, Russia and Japan, all of which have territorial disputes with one of the Koreas, than it does to the United States. Possibly, a liberated North Korea would be pre-disposed to good relations with the United States as has occurred in Eastern Europe.

]]> By: Bush and Roh Argue over North Korea at APEC Summit at ROK Drop http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Bush and Roh Argue over North Korea at APEC Summit at ROK Drop Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:17:23 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/#comment-70 [...] the front page of the Drudge Report now.  The Marmot and Nomad have a postings up on this as well. KU Studies looks at the current US-ROK relationship as defined by this exchange in the context of what it [...] [...] the front page of the Drudge Report now.  The Marmot and Nomad have a postings up on this as well. KU Studies looks at the current US-ROK relationship as defined by this exchange in the context of what it [...]

]]> By: peter http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/comment-page-1/#comment-69 peter Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:12:06 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/#comment-69 I am not so sure that US is the only regional power NOT predisposed to opposing unification. I would like to know your basis for this assertion and why is it that most South Koreans believe and perceive the exact opposite? Thanks for the article. I am new to your webpage and really enjoy its focus! I am not so sure that US is the only regional power NOT predisposed to opposing unification. I would like to know your basis for this assertion and why is it that most South Koreans believe and perceive the exact opposite? Thanks for the article. I am new to your webpage and really enjoy its focus!

]]> By: Bush and Roh “Spar” about Korean War Peace Treaty at DPRK Studies http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Bush and Roh “Spar” about Korean War Peace Treaty at DPRK Studies Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:22:41 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/07/rok-us-relations-and-korean-unification/#comment-68 [...] ROK-US relations and Korean unification Pingback on Sep 7th, 2007 at 8:17 [...] [...] ROK-US relations and Korean unification Pingback on Sep 7th, 2007 at 8:17 [...]

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