[garbageseeker]

You may see something to what happened to East Germany and West Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall happen to North and South Korea. That the economically rich south will save the north, but that cannot happen if that crazy man is still in power in North Korea.

[justa-hairyape]

You may see something to what happened to East Germany and West Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall happen to North and South Korea.

That would be an incredible sight. Very long 'wall' to tear down. And you are correct. As long as that nutjob is in power, the grass roots developed reunification is too risky for most Koreans. Thus, China keeps Kim in power. A reunified Korea could quickly become a very powerful ally. To the victor goes the spoils !

[kinetics]

North Korea is much poorer than East Germany was before reunification. Many South Koreans are too selfish to pick the tab for a sudden reunification (it will be a huge hit on their fickle economy). Their plan is to first get North Korea back on track on its own and then gradually reunify. I am not so sure if that's a good idea.