We know China’s fear that should the two Koreas reunite, the ethnic Koreans in Manchuria may secede from China, igniting a string of ethnic tensions in the world’s most populous country. We also know that China may be establishing historical justifications for a possible takeover of North Korea in the event of the Stalinist country’s eventual collapse. Given China’s recent historical maneuvering, we don’t’ rule out the possibility that China will continue its history distortion with political intentions. In this case, however, China will have to risk hurting relations with South Korea.
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