RE: Russia and China said on Friday they would oppose any foreign military intervention in North Korea
February 28, 2013 at 4:36 pm
(This post was last modified: February 28, 2013 at 4:41 pm by Anomalocaris.)
On the contrary, I think the Chinese care very much about North Korea not becoming an American satellite either directly, or through proxy in Soeul.
They have gone to war with the US and South Korea once before for this, I think they would go to war with the US and South Korea again to ensure no one else attain more influence over the North then they possess, and North Korea does not become more favorably disposed to the US or South Korea than to China.
I think there are only two ways to get the Chinese to give up North Korea without a war:
1. Destabilize China internally so its attention is too distracted
2. Give China strategic concessions comparable in value to an American base on Chinese border, close to the Chinese capital - Namely Taiwan and territorial claims in the South China sea.
They have gone to war with the US and South Korea once before for this, I think they would go to war with the US and South Korea again to ensure no one else attain more influence over the North then they possess, and North Korea does not become more favorably disposed to the US or South Korea than to China.
I think there are only two ways to get the Chinese to give up North Korea without a war:
1. Destabilize China internally so its attention is too distracted
2. Give China strategic concessions comparable in value to an American base on Chinese border, close to the Chinese capital - Namely Taiwan and territorial claims in the South China sea.
