Guest wrote:Here's the most relevant part:
South Korea would be satisfied by the outcome. But it needs to remember that Pyongyang's ultimate goal has never changed: the unification of Korea on its terms. With a reduced U.S. commitment to the region (and an inevitable reduction in trust between Washington and Seoul), North Korea's aim would be a few steps closer.
You can't help stupid. If SK goes along with this, they are signing their own death warrants. Or volunteering to become slaves.
You're exactly right. The Left in Korea has grown very strong. Korean manufacturing is HIGHLY reliant upon China's labor force, rare earth metals, and manufacturing capacity. It seems an SK/NK/CN alliance is forming where each side capitulates just enough to make the other happy. It appears as if China is encouraging a "united" Korea as a hedge against the west and Japan. It's a repeat of history. Throughout history, Chinese emperors have allowed the existence of a semi-independent, but politically aligned Korean peninsula that acted as a buffer between them and Japan.
Frankly, an alignment makes sense. Korea has the technology; China has the manufacturing capacity and excellent (often stolen) technologies of their own; while North Korea will provide a new market for development and exploitation.
A more open North Korea would give relief to the Seoul metro area by opening new areas to development not that far from Seoul which is badly needed. The last time I visited the DMZ area, about three years ago, high-rise apartments and superhighways occupied large swaths of real estate running along portions of the DMZ's south barrier fence and the Imjin River.
Also, the new rich in Pyongyang, many who are around KJU's age, want to be able to openly and freely travel around Asia and the world. If things loosen in North Korea, it will assuage any potential backlash as the opportunities created will, for a time, cover the failures of the regime - for a while.
Psalm 34:4 - “I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”