tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147417.post109833256906480670..comments2023-04-14T05:46:15.904-04:00Comments on GW North Korea: china take over collapsed DPRK?Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842044872387705911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147417.post-1098687405748161132004-10-25T02:56:00.000-04:002004-10-25T02:56:00.000-04:00Great article. On Thursday, it struck me when Dr....Great article. On Thursday, it struck me when Dr. Quinones said that he didn't see a collapse happening but seemed to imply that a coup was very possible in the near future--Especially when one looks at Kim Jong Il's sons. If a coup does happen, it might be the "Shrimp and Whale" scenario all over again as colonial powers compete over Korea.....Reese Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010940464869500479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147417.post-1098368501317215832004-10-21T10:21:00.000-04:002004-10-21T10:21:00.000-04:00I don't think this is a likely scenario, though it...I don't think this is a likely scenario, though it is interesting to consider. I think, putting aside the DPRK relationship with China that would "legally" allow the entry of Chinese troops in the event of a collapse, the general perception has always been, among all Koreans, that the peninsula was divided injustly and ideally should be reunified. If anything has been a reoccuring theme in the course so far, is that nationalistic spirit would prevail. Would North Koreans submit to China? Wouldn't they see it as another colonial occupation? On the other side, would the U.S. allow China to intervene, and conversely, would China risk confrontation with the U.S.? Though the article mentions uncertainty surrounding U.S. involvement in such a hypothetical situation, one shouldn't overlook American interests in the Far East. I think the U.S. would want a fully-unified, democratic Korea to put pressure on China, which would remain as the only communist nation in the Far East. Not that I really know much about this, but the article brings up some interesting issues.Bob Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529992770212968951noreply@blogger.com