“China would have it’s hands full trying to keep a few million starving Nork refugees from fleeing into China.”
LOL! That is PRECISELY why they would move troops into N and S Korea and the excuse they would use to the UN! They would say it was to prevent the exodus of millions of N & S Koreans (mostly NK) fleeing the inevitable that precipitated their troop movements!
The Chinese wouldn’t move into South Korea. It simply isn’t in the Chinese leadership’s best interest to return to a protracted war on the Korean peninsula at a time when they have a burgeoning economy to sustain or risk internal revolt from the rapidly rising Chinese middle class. On top of that, you know, it’s not exactly easy to drive a tank from China to South Korea. China doesn’t have the same projection capabilities that the USA has. Have you ever looked at a topo map of North Korea? There is virtually no infrastructure aside from a few very vulnerable rail lines and there is some mighty rugged country to cross before you get to the DMZ, all while trying to pacify a few million starving people. You’re making a lot of assumptions about China’s reaction without looking at what they would actually have to deal with to invade. The USA and South Korea have the upper hand here. It’s just a matter of having the guts to play the game.
If China had the ability & it was to their strategic advantage to take over the Korean peninsula, then it would have done so and told us to pound sand.
It doesn't, It isn't, and the Korean situation is all to their advantage - its win win for them & lose lose for us in the situation of the past 30 years or so.
Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
- Thucydides