I Love South Korea

So China is trying to get their hands on S. Korea.

With the US asking to pay more for security personnel in S. Korea, China sign a "defense agreement" with S. Korea to stick their noses at the West.

A recent survey by the Korea Institute for National Reunification showed that 96% of Koreans are opposed to Seoul paying more for the US military presence.

But calling this a "defense agreement" is like calling a glass of water the Pacific Ocean. All China is doing so far from what I know is installing a few phone lines and other minor things.

We may never know what might happen down the line but not exactly the way I want Korea to be unified.

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LeopoldBloom · M

Unifying Korea will require a lot of help from the rest of the world. What needs to happen first is for North Korea to open up to the outside and allow free voting.

SW-User

@LeopoldBloom It actually would require less help and have a lot of these countries mind their business.

Since President Moon got in office, we have been making progress with the North but Trump's actions with the North and China's ambitions have kept getting in the way.

I wish we could maybe be left alone at the table and not treated as political pawns.

LeopoldBloom · M

@SW-User Have you ever read [i]The Cleanest Race - How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters[/i]? It was written a while ago, but if it still applies at all, there are obstacles to unification having nothing to do with outsiders.

I’m disgusted with Trump for kissing up to Kim for a photo op. He’s damaged our standing in the world, possibly irreparably. Why would anyone ever trust the US again if we’re capable of electing a Hollywood idiot like that?

SW-User

@LeopoldBloom I think I have. I'm going to skim through.

Trump just put the North on a pedestal by giving it the attention it wants. It irritates me.

The North knows better than to attack the South. If it ever did, the entire world would pretty much turn it's back on them, including China. Russia might be it's only ally.

I actually have an update on this which is a bit more sad. I don't like how many in my homeland are thinking.

LeopoldBloom · M

@SW-User China supports North Korea for its own purposes. It's just a tragedy for the people who have to live there. I think the worst thing Kim could do is open the border and tell the people they can leave if they want and no one will stop them. You literally have a country of people with PTSD who have no idea what the rest of the world is really like.

Kim Jong Il used to tell them that the sacks of rice sent by the U.S. to keep them from starving was tribute paid by a terrified America to keep North Korea from attacking it.

SW-User

@LeopoldBloom I understand by there is more going on. N. Korea answers to China. China wants to look good and at the moment, wants to own land.

A unification of Korea will both make China look good and give China more land.

LeopoldBloom · M

@SW-User It may happen eventually, right after the Israeli/Palestinian federation is established.