Originally Posted by
AZFlyer
Agreed. Being a global economic power now, China will not risk losing that status by taking up arms against the ROK/US and its allies.
I do agree with previous statements that China would not want to deal with having an American ally directly on its border, and that the NK refugees would almost certainly go north into China.
Food for thought: Wouldn't a unified Korea negate the need for U.S. troops on the peninsula entirely? Regardless, I think it's less about having the U.S. at the doorstep vs. masses of refugees. I doubt the ROK is salivating over reunification either. They see Germany, 20 years on, still struggling with the effects of reunification. Lots of people invested in the status quo.