Korean Peninsula

Discuss the current situation in the Korean Peninsula from a political point of view.

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its pretty groovy.

Buffer state went AWOL.

The Koreans have a small peninsula.

i wonder wether there can ever be a unified korea
unlike with germany these people actually waged war against each other
the only way i see they can be together again is if south korea succumbs to the commie agitation and starts pissing on its grandparents graves

>>7
Actually it is very lengthy and thick as far as peninsuli are concerned.

>>8
2015: Kim Il Sung dies and his successor is a military dictator receptive to Chinese economic aid.
2015-2020: North Korea increases trade with China supplying cheap labor and natural resources, border controls with China are more liberalised.
2020-2030: An educated middle class develops to deal with an increasingly sophisticated economy, many of whom have extensive contact with China and push for a more open government. Since North Korea is only a shade less authoritarian than China they will probably agree.
2030-2050?: Eventually even the hardliners will be seen as more of a liability and quietly neutered by the new elite in favor of economic reforms that allow trade with South Korea.
2040?-2060?: 100s of people sneak into South Korea each day, the political elite will feel that re-unification is inevitable and may accelerate the process in order to secure their holdings after the re=unification is complete.

It seems that Kim only has 1-2 years left in him till he succumbs (pancreatic cancer, reportedly). Then the country will be very likely to implode unless Kim il Un manages a peaceful transition. Most likely a puppet government run by Beijing will emerge. Possibly the north could be divided into two as well depending on the nature of the transition.

The best the people of North Korea can hope for is a total chaotic collapse. Unfortunately neither South Korea or China want this, and will try and maintain the prison state for as long as possible.