China poised to do a repeat of crossing the Yalu? Crap!
There has been a lot of friction between the PRC and the DPRK in recent years. I'm not sure if a PLA force crossing the frontier would be in support of a DPRK action, or in fact attacking North Korea. The PLA has massed in the N. Korean border on several occasions in recent times, and it wasn't to help them.
Also pondering some variables- Chinese economic interests have taken a beating between a couple of big industrial accidents and the economic issues they've been having. The last thing that they might want is the NK Cabal starting a war that draws (through our presence and treaty obligations with other nations) the world into Korea. Establishing a Kim-free Chinese protectorate might be cheaper than a major war.
I don't know. I'm just a stressed out guy with a jaw infection that can't sleep. I don't see a second war on the Peninsula playing out the same way as the last.
This time, China will be on South Korea’s side. If Little Kim tries anything, he’s being reminded that an ugly surprise is waiting to pour across his lightly defended northern border. The last thing the Chinese want is millions of North Korean refugees streaming northward - they’ll take military action both to keep the refugees at home and to ease the pressure on their very large trading partner to the South. Too much money at stake for the Mandarins, and a Cold War relic like Kim has nothing of value to offer Beijing in return for their support.