Neutral unified Korean Penisular acceptable

[ThatDamnGood]

Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News

Chun Yung-woo, then-South Korean vice foreign minister, confided to US ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens in February that China "would be comfortable with a reunified Korea controlled by Seoul and anchored to the US in a 'benign alliance' as long as Korea was not hostile towards China", according to WikiLeaks. Chun is now national security adviser to President Lee Myung-bak.

The US diplomatic cables, however, said that China (***NOR WOULD RUSSIA***) would not accept the presence of US troops north of the demilitarized zone, the inter-Korean border demarcated in 1953.

 

[below_freezing]

did it also mention how Chun was whining that the chinese delegate Wu Dawei was an arrogant marxist and nationalist that didn't want to talk to him, and it was his wishlist that more sophisticated people would overrule him?

 

[Speeder 2]

That wikileak is a false-flag.

Don't think for a sec that the US would allow some unknown swede publish it if it contains highly classified info. That's where CIA operatives plug in...

 

[CardSharp]

That wikileak is a false-flag.

Don't think for a sec that the US would allow some unknown swede publish it if it contains highly classified info. That's where CIA operatives plug in...

Not significant enough to be a false flag.

 

[ThatDamnGood]

did it also mention how Chun was whining that the chinese delegate Wu Dawei was an arrogant marxist and nationalist that didn't want to talk to him, and it was his wishlist that more sophisticated people would overrule him?

Nope. Got link? I wanna read it too.

 

[below_freezing]

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露4. (S) Turning to the Six Party Talks, Chun said it was 鈥渁 very bad thing鈥?that Wu Dawei had retained his position as chief of the PRC鈥檚 delegation. XXXXXXXXXXXX said it appeared that the DPRK 鈥渕ust have lobbied extremely hard鈥?for the now-retired Wu to stay on as China鈥檚 6PT chief. [NAME REMOVED] complained that Wu is the PRC鈥檚 XXXXXXXXXXXX an arrogant, Marx-spouting former Red Guard who 鈥渒nows nothing about North Korea, nothing about nonproliferation and is hard to communicate with because he doesn鈥檛 speak English.鈥?Wu was also a hardline nationalist, loudly proclaiming -- to anyone willing to listen -- that the PRC鈥檚 economic rise represented a 鈥渞eturn to normalcy鈥?with China as a great world power.

 

[ThatDamnGood]

6. (S) Chun argued that, in the event of a North Korean collapse, China would clearly “not welcome” any U.S. military presence north of the DMZ. XXXXXXXXXXXX Chun XXXXXXXXXXXX said the PRC would be comfortable with a reunified Korea controlled by Seoul and anchored to the United States in a “benign alliance” -- as long as Korea was not hostile towards China. Tremendous trade and labor-export opportunities for Chinese companies, Chun said, would also help salve PRC concerns about living with a reunified Korea. Chun dismissed the prospect of a possible PRC military intervention in the event of a DPRK collapse, noting that China’s strategic economic interests now lie with the United States, Japan, and South Korea -- not North Korea. Moreover, Chun argued, bare-knuckle PRC military intervention in a DPRK internal crisis could “strengthen the centrifugal forces in China’s minority areas.” (like the Yangbian Koreans like the South so much) ...and Japan (irrelevant, another deadbeat)

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He is very off base on this. Weakness of Humintel.

The military command facing the North Korean border was at war readiness during the sinking. So were the Russians. They were ready to go in and maintain the status quo as necessary.
And lastly, there is no such thing as a benign US alliance.

Where do they find this people? Must be another one who bought his way to the position.
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[akinkhoo]

abandoning DPRK would actually be a good move. if US does invade DPRK and tied up it's pacific fleet, China would be able to retake Taiwan unchallenged!

furthermore, with all the east asia nations reunified, the US would have no reason to stay in the region in force. China can apply pressure on Korea as it would now need economic assistance in the north which China is naturally more suited than US given it's economic(cheap) and logistic(near) advantages.

 

[oct605032048]

two impossibles (neutral & unified) do not make it a possible.

 

[below_freezing]

abandoning DPRK would actually be a good move. if US does invade DPRK and tied up it's pacific fleet, China would be able to retake Taiwan unchallenged!

furthermore, with all the east asia nations reunified, the US would have no reason to stay in the region in force. China can apply pressure on Korea as it would now need economic assistance in the north which China is naturally more suited than US given it's economic(cheap) and logistic(near) advantages.

the US doesn't need an excuse. the US does what it wants, when it wants, unless you can hit it hard enough for it to back down. the US follows classical mad dog behavior.

 

[gambit]

abandoning DPRK would actually be a good move. if US does invade DPRK and tied up it's pacific fleet, China would be able to retake Taiwan unchallenged!

Aaahhh...So you are saying that the US has only one aircraft carrier.

furthermore, with all the east asia nations reunified, the US would have no reason to stay in the region in force. China can apply pressure on Korea as it would now need economic assistance in the north which China is naturally more suited than US given it's economic(cheap) and logistic(near) advantages.

Reunified? Were they unified under one flag and one government before?

 

[huzihaidao12]

Aaahhh...So you are saying that the US has only one aircraft carrier.


Reunified? Were they unified under one flag and one government before?

Any time, gambit, if you bring your U.S. military threat, I did not even interested in answering, because it is interesting that what happens in the future, especially for you.

That depends on how Asian countries like, China is now only focus on economic development and encourage regional economic integration, it is all the other depends on the development of Asia and the desire of Asian countries.

 

[gambit]

Any time, gambit, if you bring your U.S. military threat, I did not even interested in answering, because it is interesting that what happens in the future, especially for you.

That depends on how Asian countries like, China is now only focus on economic development and encourage regional economic integration, it is all the other depends on the development of Asia and the desire of Asian countries.

Correct...We are there anytime we feel like it......Of course, the PLAN is more than welcome in our part of the world as well...Anytime.

 

[CardSharp]

Correct...We are there anytime we feel like it......Of course, the PLAN is more than welcome in our part of the world as well...Anytime.

Gambit, this is little episode is over, NK acted out, SK made the usual threats, the US did its usual pleading, nothing happens, we all go home.

 

[gambit]

Gambit, this is little episode is over, NK acted out, SK made the usual threats, the US did its usual pleading, nothing happens, we all go home.

And China did as well...

But you are correct...For now this will pass over. What is under everyone's awareness is the truth that there will be a continual erosion of ties between China and NKR. The divorce is de facto if not de jure. You will experience the same surprise as I did when the Berlin Wall felled when NKR collapse with the same ignominy. On the other hand, I will toast the SKReans with a bottle of soju.