I get the impression that China is pretty committed to playing that role to sustain a friendly regime on its border as a buffer against South Korea and the US, Ulfelder said. From their perspective, the loyalty and the stability are far more beneficial than any sort of minor gains that might accrue from having a somewhat wealthier or more liberalized North Korea. Ulfelder noted that its in the self-interest of elite exiles to play up the possibility of regime collapse in North Korea, and pointed out that pundits have been saying for years that the country is on the verge of upheaval. He pointed to analysis he wrote in 2012 for Foreign Policy, which stated that, Waiting for North Korea to crack open is like waiting for the Cubs to win the World Series, and no amount of wishing makes it so.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 23:54:28 +0000
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