[DoughtyOne]

Do you think they would commit aircraft?

I’m not sure why you think they wouldn’t commit troops though. I don’t think they’d like to see North Korea absorbed by the South.

China played an important role there before. I’m not convinced China isn’t helping NK out there now either.

[americanophile]

I think China could lend considerable logistical support, and there can be no doubt that China would love to see the west, particularly the U.S. humiliated by a defeat in Korea. China may not get directly involved, but it's presence as rearguard could allow all of N. Korea's substantial army to empty into the south. There's also the possibility of China pulling an East Germany. If things go bad for N. Korea, they may roll into the North under the pretense of enforcing peace, then either hold onto it, or prop up the N. Korean regime under their tutelage like East Germany and the Soviets.

[Non-Sequitur]

I’m not sure why you think they wouldn’t commit troops though. I don’t think they’d like to see North Korea absorbed by the South.

Because China now has a whole lot more to lose than a miserable basket case like North Korea. Rigth now they ahve to take steps to keep the North Korean economic refugees from flooding across the border. And if North Korea is the aggressor then I don't see China lifting a finger.