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Forums - Politics Discussion - Would China militarily intervene in a future Korean conflict?

Well we all know that during the Korean war the North Korean invaded South Korea they almost won until the United Nations ordered military action. Nato and her allies launched a massive campaign to liberate South Korea, when the North was beginning to lose badly China sent huge amounts of forces to fight the UN.

In the end thousands upon thousands of Chinese died. No matter how hard China tried they were incapable of defeating the UN forces. In the end a temporary cease fire was signed and the two countries South and North Korea have been in a stale mate. North Korea has provoked South Korean a lot and has threatened to invade.

If North Korea were to attack South Korea it would be able to level and capture Soel within days. But South Korean Forces and Nato allies would be very quick in their response. You would see a massive counter strike and this time Nato would aim to finish the job. The question is would China intervene once again to defend North Korea?

We know the UN would not authorize military action against North Korea, China and Russia as Security Council members would veto any military action. But Nato would none the less come to the souths aid.

I just watched a show on the Korean war which said right now the South has less soldiers then North Korea does. The thing is the South Koreans are far better trained, they have superior technology and air power. They also have a huge US presence.

The question is, would China send troops to repel Nato if we intervened and protected South Korea? China has stated very publicly that they do not want an armed conflict on their border. They will do anything they can to avoid a conflict on their border. So does that mean that they would mobilize to defend North Korea? or would China allow North Korea to fall avoiding a conflict with Nato on their border?



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I don't think china would fight the UN in todays world. But I'm no expert. It's an interesting question joelcool, thanks, looking forward to seeing what everyone thinks.



It is not in China's interest to intervene. If they were to intervene, I actually beleive there's a much greater possibility of China siding with South Korea. Traditionally China supported North Korea because of ideological similarities (communism). However, China has evovled much the last 30 years and I simply cannot see them helping the North based on this alone.
Today China is more worried about the North Korean nuclear weapon programme and the fear of large amounts of refugees if the Kim Jung Il regime falls or if there is a major conflict (if the conflict were to happen, it would be in China's interest to side with the South).
If we just look at some numbers, South Korea is one of China's biggest trading partners (top 5 I believe). North Korea isn't close in any way.



Yes, unless we ask them not to.



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As long as US holds its military base in South Korea, China will not give up NK.
I hope SK and Japan will get rid of American influence in the next 10 years.
by the way, I believe America won't be able to keep its influence over East Asia for long. China is rising fast.



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Future Korean conflict? I'm pretty sure they're already at war (They never signed a peace treaty after the 1953 ceasefire).



If you study China's relationship with North Korea, it's apparent that China now sees the country as a thorn in its side: the border between North Korea and China is a bone of contention, with North Koreans trying to escape into China; the country is an international embarrassment for a country trying to get better accepted into the global arena; and, fundamentally, China's philosophies have changed.

China maintains a tentative relationship with North Korea so that they can continue to exert influence over the country - they are the only country that can have positive influence, most other countries cannot influence without punishment. China want to become the major power in the Pacific area. Many countries in the region, however, have strong allegiances to the USA. North Korea provides a counter balance which greatly reduces the USA's influence. Frankly, I think this is the only reason why China supports North Korea at all, because a world without the North would mean less regional influence for them.

If a major military conflict were to break out, China would just not get involved. They'll sit back, and probably condemn the actions of the aggressors, but provide no real support for either side.



I doubt it.

Well outside posting troops at the border to stop the already problematic refugee issue.

Soon, if not the case already i'd actually expect China to favor South Korea over North Korea.



Nah, China is not close to North Korea as much we think they are. They will obviously have something to say or do. Do, meaning they would most likely oppose North Korea. Unless the basis of start of the war would be ignorantly similar to WW1.(alliances)



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North Korea would never attack. Kim Jong wants to actually be the leader of a country rather then dead. If he attacks, North Korea would get destroyed. China would not side with them. Their entire economy is completely depended on selling goods to the US and its allies.