RE: What to do with North Korea

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 03-01-03 AT 11:09 PM (GMT)]Vortex:

>Interestingly that some people would bring in China. I
>personally believe that even though China may not want a
>Nuclear neighbor, but that sure beats a reunified
>pro-Western, democratic (don’t have to be pro-US!) Korea.

form this i have to draw the conclusion that u either didnt put alot of thought into politics or dont know much abt the political situation in the area.

ppl bring in china because without china’s help and support, it would be a hell of alot more difficult to smooth and sort things out over there. like it or not, the key to diffusing this situation lies in beijing’s hands.

and another thing, china probably has better relation with SK then NK. dont assume that countries with the same/similar political systems automatically become best friends, and countries with different systems automatically hate each others guts.

>Remind you that US stopped Korea and Taiwan producing nukes
>due to not wanting a proliferated region. China may want
>the same, but why isn’t the desire more intense and serious?
> Because they have their own interests too and
>understandably so…this wouldn’t be the case and objections
>would be shooting out like crazy from the PRC if it is the
>S.Koreans that are developing the nukes.

so far america has mainly talked to ppl, and demanded things from others. this has mostly worked so far because the US has ‘muscle’, but it has also left the US with a poor international image, and has often led to conflicts.

it must be uplifting for americans to hear all the saber rattling and retoric that is coming out of washington abt NK, im sure it would work the same charm on the chinese ppl if beijing did the same. but the point is, IT DOESNT HELP!

by talking to the N.koreans in private, and pressuring them under the table, beijing can get kim to back down without loosing too much face. it might not be as ‘fulfilling’ for us TV viewers, but the important thing is it gets the job done.

if america wants to continue to thrive, then they must also learn the art of purswation, while u still have some friends left in the world, or the feeling of isolation will only intensify in the future.