Comments by "神州 Shenzhou" (@Shenzhou.) on "euronews"
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+Simon The government supports unification of Korea, but any unification should be done by Korean themselves, without USA interference. You say China secretly support North Korea, but China doesn't even have any military bases in North Korea, whereas South Korea is host to US military bases. How can proper unification occur at all, when foreign powers like USA are actively stationed in South Korea? China has always supported peaceful unification of Korea, but it is North Korean missile testing and USA sending warships and aircraft carrier strikegroups from other side of the globe that is escalating tensions in the region. So what can China do about this at all?
North Korea seems target US military bases in South Korea and Okinawa Japan. Chinese government can't do anything about those, and USA choosing withdraw its troops from those territories, would contribute more to easing tensions in Korean peninsula, than any sanctions China could ever impose on North Korea. The government is only agreeing to sanctions now to punish N. Korean missile test during BRICS that's all, but it is not trying to push North Korea over the edge into outright war in East Asia.
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+Simon The Sunshine policy adopted by South Korea was good attempt mend relations, but it was probably USA that cast a shadow over it. USA did not support that policy as President Bush had called North Korea an "Axis of Evil". Soon afterwards, South Korean leadership was replaced in 2008, and the policy was discontinued, which pleased USA. Next year in 2009, North Korea began its nuclear missile testing. I can't speak for North Korea, but it is most likely they saw South Korea's new leader attempting to placate its relations with USA.
USA also probably has an interest to keep Korea divided. Like I mentioned previous, while China has no military base in N. Korea, S. Korea is host to some 28,500 American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in S. Korea. If Korea was unified, USA would be forced withdraw its forces from Korea, losing strategic region against China in East Asia. No one can predict whether a unified Korea will side with China or USA, but China is regional neighbor, whereas USA is on other side of the globe.
Historically, Korea was unified country under Joseon dynasty, but after Japanese conquered it and was defeated, Korea was suddenly divided into North Korea (USSR) and South Korea (USA). North Korea emerged in a superior position during that period and while you consider it an invasion by North Korea, they saw it as civil war to reunify Korea. How can a country invade itself? Are the North and South separate sovereign countries or just halves of a single country? Who gives foreigners the right to decide divide a unified country just like that?
North Korea almost succeeded in unifying Korea (about 90%) but then USA joined the Korean War (which should have been internal civil war, decided by Koreans) against it, and pushed it all the way back, past the 38 parallel and into North Korean territory. When USA and S. Korean forces was at the doorsteps of China, did China finally intervened because we did not want another US puppet like Japan.
And lastly, China could probably easily solve this problem by invading N. Korea and annexing it as part of China, and through development, modernize N. Korea to modern standards. USA wouldn't protest such invasion by China against US enemy. S. Korea might protest, but it would torn between N. Korea who is enemy, but is part of Korean territory, and China who is foreign invader of Korea, but attacking S. Korea's enemy. Ultimately, S. Korea might even welcome Chinese invasion of N. Korea.
But China wouldn't do that, because it damage reputation and relations with Korea. Assassinate Kim also doesn't automatically mean N. Korea will install Chinese puppet. Look at Kim killing his uncle and half-brother to foil Chinese attempts to control N. Korean leadership. Installing a puppet is not easy, and even then the "puppet" may not be accepted by the people. Look at USA cutting of the heads of countries in Middle East (Gaddafi, Saddam Husein, etc) and installing their own US puppets. In the end, the situation is not improved significantly.
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