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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed hope Thursday for an early reunification of the two Koreas, saying ordinary people in North Korea should enjoy the benefits of economic prosperity just as southerners.
"I feel that reunification is drawing near," Lee said at a meeting with a group of Korean residents in Malaysia shortly after his arrival in Kuala Lumpur. "We should prepare for reunification on the basis of bigger economic power."
Originally posted by sonofliberty1776
The only way I see that happening is by annexation.
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China's military policy toward the Korean peninsula is geared toward stability and tension reduction, while it maintains a formal alliance with North Korea symbolized by the 1961 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance.
North Korea state media on Thursday issued a statement that claimed possession of all waters around South Korea-controlled Yeonpyeong Island, clarifying for the first time that its Nov. 23 attack of the island was motivated by a different view of the inter-Korean maritime boundary in the Yellow Sea than is widely held.
Originally posted by sonofliberty1776
reply to post by Xcathdra
If they told Kim that, I would expect the nukes to fly. That madman will not give up his power easily.
Originally posted by SevenThunders
reply to post by chrismarco
Countries can change. Just look at how much China advanced once they abandoned the cultural revolution and embraced capitalism. I think we should offer a trade. Taiwan for North Korea. Yes North Korea is a basket case and Taiwan is an economic miracle, but there would be a lot of advantages.
North Korea could stop producing nuclear arms and arming terrorists with bombs and missiles. China could stop their huge military buildup expressly for the purpose of retaking Taiwan, and maybe we could get some long term stability in the region.
Originally posted by sonofliberty1776
reply to post by SevenThunders
I could not disagree more. Condemn the people of Taiwan to hell in order to free the people of North Korea? Why on earth would you do that to the Taiwanese?
Originally posted by SevenThunders
reply to post by Expat888
If the US were not in Asia, then all of Asia would be under oppressive autocratic governments. Governments, I might remind you, that have been responsible for some of the most horrific genocidal crimes in human history. It is the Asian do-gooders and warlords that are the most to be feared. They include such lovely regimes as Mao Tse Tung, Pol Pot, Imperial Japan, Kim Jong Il etc. etc. Between them they've slaughtered over 100 million souls. Only Stalin can approach the magnitude of these atrocities.