North Korea: time for China to invade it ?

[Ezechiel]

It seems logical that this 'out of wack' missile-happy artificial nation led by a seemingly irresponsible 29 year old would need to be put on a leash of some sorts.

China invaded Tibet... this would be a great time to get North Korea back on par with the rest of the planet you would think.

But then there is the other side of the coin... Is China using North Korea to resolve its territorial issues (Japan, Philippines...) : 'We will put pressure on North Korea if the issues are resolved in our favor' ?

Why not grab N.K. ? China will end up with brand new real estate and inherit a relatively well educated nation ? Gotta admit that dismantling those torture gulags might not be the best job in the world but its historically their turn to clean up messy dictatorships.

 

[starise]

I think China is also a messy dictatorship. Though China pretty much owns North America through trade advantage and ownership of debt, they theoretically could call a lot of the shots. China was seriously involved in Viet Nam. It wouldn't surprise me if they were pulling some strings this time around either.

 

[pixelsmith]

Gotta admit that dismantling those torture gulags might not be the best job in the world but its historically their turn to clean up messy dictatorships.

like the USA?

 

[Ezechiel]

like the USA?

Yes the USA played a big part in rebuilding Europe and Asia (Marshall plan)...
Marshall Plan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cleaning up those death camps was no picnic. God knows what the Chinese will find in those gruesome N.K. camps.
north korean camps - Google Search

Time for China to foot part of the cleaning bill instead of standing in the aisles.