tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post6718828009335450715..comments2024-03-18T07:07:53.346-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-85372230141178594232010-04-30T16:04:55.797-04:002010-04-30T16:04:55.797-04:00I guess more to the point would be to ask, why can...I guess more to the point would be to ask, why can't China begin putting pressure on S Korea to push American forces out of their territory *right now*? As a rationale I guess China can tell Seoul that should N Korea attack, Beijing will back them up. In fact, if Beijing gave both North AND South Korea legimitate guarantees to the effect that China will not tolerate attacks by either side, it may bring more assurance of stability for S Korea vis a vis N Korea. <br /><br />The way I see it, if China wants US forces out of S Korea, they will demand it and probably get what they demand regardless of their takeover of N Korea. But on the flipside, if US wants to keep its forces in S Korea, they will demand it and probably get what they demand regardless of China's takeover of N Korea. What this means I think, if I haven't totally confused myself, is that how South Korea reacts to China's takeover of N Korea will not really matter in the final analysis.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057751527419614924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-40284351414296496252010-04-30T15:45:12.890-04:002010-04-30T15:45:12.890-04:00Ok yeah, but I'm not sure how China's cont...Ok yeah, but I'm not sure how China's control of North Korea will categorically make a difference in terms of pressure put on South Korea to cede to China's demands. Sure, the author says that it will (or something to that effect), but exactly how? What will China do differently vis-a-vis South Korea once it controls N Korea?JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057751527419614924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-21566528141003686472010-04-30T14:51:55.732-04:002010-04-30T14:51:55.732-04:00JW, I think the author wasn't particularly tal...JW, I think the author wasn't particularly talking about security threats to S. Korea as it was to security threats to the US. The US bases in Korea and Okinawa would definitely be compromised if the ROK and Japan had to cede to PRC demands.dchanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664066899317805876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-62025873551635402052010-04-30T13:33:57.893-04:002010-04-30T13:33:57.893-04:00I wonder if the author is somewhat exaggerating th...I wonder if the author is somewhat exaggerating the security threat presumably brought on by Chinese takeover of North Korea. The difference is, they get North Korea. Does this difference make *that* much of a difference than the situation we have today? China is already S Korea's #1 trading partner. Would China be any more of a security threat to S Korea if they control N Korea? I dunno. I wish there was some more explication on that point. Maybe it's obvious to the pros, but not to me.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057751527419614924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-74058573493728693472010-04-30T13:04:51.040-04:002010-04-30T13:04:51.040-04:00Mucho Gracias.Mucho Gracias.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057751527419614924noreply@blogger.com