The purpose of this paper is to outline possible scenarios of North Korea’s contingency and to analyze China’s corresponding policies and their implications for South Korea. China’s responses to North Korea’s contingency may be heavily influenced by the power configuration of evolving strategic schools, reflecting their perceptions of domestic social/economic situations, international contexts, and interactions with ROK and the U.S. when it occurs. Among the variables, the most important single variable is likely the U.S.-China relations. The bottom line of China’s policy objectives is to maintain or reinstate the status-quo in the region. China’s responses must vary according to stages and progresses of North Korean contingency. It is noteworthy that China is unlikely to favor unilateral and direct military intervention.
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