Posted on 06/06/2008 4:38:12 AM PDT by Renfield
For the last four years, China has been holding an increasing number of exercises to test their ability to come to the aid of North Korea, in the event of a war with South Korea (and the United States). On in the event of a collapse of the North Korean government. More Chinese ground units have been moved to areas just across the Yalu river from North Korea (and many of the troops set to work guarding the border against the growing number of desperate North Koreans trying to get out.) There have also been exercises with engineers practicing erecting bridges across the rivers that form most of the border between North Korea and China (on the assumption that U.S. or South Korean warplanes would quickly destroy the existing bridges.) The latest development has been the deployment of Su-27 fighters (the most modern in the Chinese Air Force) to the border area. Formerly, most of these Su-27s were stationed near the coast opposite Taiwan.
If they do, I hope they bring some extra rations. God help those people.
why should any sane person or country invade a hellhole like north korea? they have nothing of interesst. so i don´t think that any one has plans to invade this country.
August is just around the corner...
Come to the aid of li’l Kim? I wonder about that. My best guess is they would do this if they think he’s REALLY about to go nuclear. They do not want another Korean War. Better to take over the place before millions of refugees are flooding their borders.
Chicom occupation would be a vast improvement, sad to say.
In a crisis situation regarding N. Korea aggression or collapse... If China doesn’t invade immediately, we might beat them to it on the South’s behalf.
I agree. If China “took over” North Korea, out North Korea problem is solved.
but then we have the new “South Korean” problem......
chicoms on the roll !!
Lets hope the NK’s lob a few nukes at Beijing in the process.
That’s not a country you invade to hold. You invade it because it’s actions on thew world stage create problems for you diplomatically.
That and I am sure China is tired of dealing with refugees.
The chicoms dont want the US and SK yo have peace with NK. They want a commie proxy state to use against regional democracies namely SK and Japan.I hope lil kim nukes their ass.LOL.
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I see this possibly as a part of what I call Chinese Anschluss. Beijing is trying to extend control over the nations and islands surrounding China proper. It began with Tibet and has now included North Korea, Indochina, Hong Kong and Maccau. Beijing currently is arguing with Japan over some more islands and is slowly increasing the rhetoric over Taiwan.
That leaves South Korea. The goal is to reunite the Koreas and slowly draw them into Beijing’s influence. To do this, North Korea must be brought up to South Korea’s level- hence the massing of troops. On the pretext of preventing a humanitarian disaster and a nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula, China could invade and take over North Korea. Li’l Kim and his cronies will be ousted and a Chinese style economic administration will be installed. In 10 years the world will marvel at the economic progress (on paper) of the North and talk of reunification will grow. Beijing will insist that American forces leave the South in order for reunification talks to formally happen. Once that is done, Beijing will dominate the proceedings and the result will be a united Korea that is already on its way to being a client state of Beijing.
That’s not a country you invade to hold. You invade it because it’s actions on thew world stage create problems for you diplomatically.
That and I am sure China is tired of dealing with refugees.
Communism works bout like gun control, I guess.
To use up old ammunition in live target practice?
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