But that’s the problem, nobody wants it to fall. Nobody.
If NK falls who takes charge? Reincorporating the NK population into the SK would devastate the SK economy, China doesn’t need more people and landmass. Would the US swoop in and take control? China and Russia would not like that at all.
China benefits from the Status Quo, they don’t want a belligerent NK either, thoughtlessly provoking your neighbors instability is a regressionary tactic. The only long term solution is for NK to prosper.
What is your take on this? What do you think NK is after here?