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I talked to one of my senior officers at lunch one time last summer. He said that Russia and China would not tolerate the fall of North Korea and they may just support them. Russia has a small border with North Korea but China has a large one .We remember the 1 million man "volunteer" invasion and December of 1950 where the United States and other countries had to use quad 50's to stop them. Anybody else have any any insight or question concerning this?
Why China Won’t Rescue North Korea
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China
Defense
North Korea
Posted 7 y ago
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Neither China nor Russia will support North Korea openly LTC (Join to see).
1. The North Korean ICBM tests have been launching to close to Russia's Pacific border and their military and shipping ports/bases on the Pacific Ocean.
2. China is no longer anything close to a monolithic communist nation.
a. They suffered significant casualties in the Korean War.
b. They would loose a significant amount of cash if they went to war with us since they hold so much of our debt.
c. The Chinese are much more interested in water rights and oil rights in the Spratly Islands and elsewhere that in supporting Jim Jong In.
Iran may be interested in supporting North Korea. But the air route to North Korea is very vulnerable for Iranian aircraft unless China provides cover for them.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
1. The North Korean ICBM tests have been launching to close to Russia's Pacific border and their military and shipping ports/bases on the Pacific Ocean.
2. China is no longer anything close to a monolithic communist nation.
a. They suffered significant casualties in the Korean War.
b. They would loose a significant amount of cash if they went to war with us since they hold so much of our debt.
c. The Chinese are much more interested in water rights and oil rights in the Spratly Islands and elsewhere that in supporting Jim Jong In.
Iran may be interested in supporting North Korea. But the air route to North Korea is very vulnerable for Iranian aircraft unless China provides cover for them.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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The people who run China are the rich China that Mao was killing off when they fled to Taiwan. If there is anything they might want in North Korea is cheap labor. Likewise with South Korea they don't want responsiblity for millions of frail slave laborers.
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I believe China will support NorK to prevent reunification of the Korean peninsula under a capitalist regime...
I believe Russia will support NorK to keep the US & China distracted.
I believe Iran & others will support NorK because “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”
I believe Russia will support NorK to keep the US & China distracted.
I believe Iran & others will support NorK because “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”
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Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D.
Not sure I agree - The China has learned how to grow stonger by marketing to the US and other countries. Heck the control the Panama Canal. North Korea is a weight aroung China's neck. As for Russia -- NOT SURE. Agree Iran as a rouge country woud probably support NK.
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