Question for our active or senior military.Do you think China is behind North Koreas actions?

Question

I dont think we could handle taking on China could we?Honesty is appreciated but I understand if you cannot elborate too much.Thanks and thank you for your service and god bless.

No Leogirl I dont think I am going to get some big military secret here darrrrrrr

Answer 1

China would not like to see a nuclear Japan (or, worse, a nuclear Taiwan), so I don't think China is behind NK's nuclear program. China also doesn't want a bunch of NK refugees crossing the border, either, so it props up the current NK regime.

The only way we could take on China is to kill most of them (and all of their nukes) with nuclear weapons. Very bad for them (as well as both Koreas, Japan, probably the Philippines), some bad for us, various degrees of bad for everybody else.

Answer 2

I do not think that China is behind North Koreas action, if you think about it, what would they gain by pushing North Korea into becoming a nuclear power. I think it would only hurt China in the long run, especially if North Korea ever turned on them. Honestly, going up against China would be tough, but we also have more allies than they do. So I do think that we could handle taking on China, but I hope that day never comes.
Active Duty Air Force

Answer 3

The PRC does not manipulate the DPRK to that scale. The Koreans have always been very insular and very independent. The DPRK especially drew its ideological and material support originally from the Soviet Union (and even after the Korean War, the Soviet Union was the primary benefactor). The only reason the PLA intervened in the Korean War was that it was considered unacceptable by the CCP leadership to have an American military presence bordering China, especially so soon after the Chinese Civil War (it should be noted that Chiang Kai-Shek either pleaded or demanded to be included in the fighting in Korea, which the Americans declined).

The DPRK has distanced itself from many of the PRC's economic and social reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping, choosing instead a doctrine of "Juche" or self-reliance that eschews both doctrinal ties in ideology and reliance on the PRC for security matters. I've said this before in another answer, but the relationship between the PRC and the DPRK is like that of Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man". Imagine if the autistic in the movie played by Dustin Hoffman had acquired a loaded gun, and you have the impasse which exists today.

Discussion on this level is pretty much open source. People like Don Oberdorfer have covered this extensively. As for whether we can take the PLA on, that is an entirely different question, and one that is answered on this website by too many idiots. As someone native to the region (and who has lived, worked, and traveled most of his life in the west side of the Pacific) I still find it amazing to see some of the myths propagated about the PRC and DPRK, let alone allied nations such as Singapore and Japan.

In the meantime, watch "Team America" and relax. Kim Jong-Il did so. He hated it.

Answer 4

No. I served in Korea for almost three years in the 60's. I worked in intelligence. The North Koreans are honest to god crazy. Kim Jung Ill is very much like his father Kim Ill Sung, a total and complete dictator. They can be dealt with though, but only through extreme diplomacy. Bush has been slapping their face since he took office. It does not work with these people, not even a little, and increased the danger of Atomic war significantly. In reality, I think they would like to have closer ties with the US. Bush's take over in Iraq has scared everyone. It's why that both North Korea and Iran have pushed development of their A bombs. The Chinese would like to see the situation resolved. They don't like the idea of Japan rearming which we be an outcome of the recently tested bomb. That scares everyone in Asia. They also don't like the refugees that stream across the Yalu River out of N Korea into their provinces that can hardly afford them. In reality though, they don't seem inclined to do much about N Korea. Anything that weakens America, strengthens them in a very real way. It is why they are buying so much of our debt. A few more years of tax breaks for the rich and fighting useless wars and they will have significant control over our economy. They are buying their way in through the back door so to speak. Further, I think that Americans should get used to the idea that we will not be the dominate military power on earth for very much longer anyway. 25 years at the outside and we should spend that time getting our house in order.

Answer 5

I don't think anyone but N. Korea is behind their actions. China giving NK nukes would be like handing a rabid monkey a straight razor. (someones gonna get cut). As far as handling China it would truely depend on the type of war fought. In a battle of nukes, nobody wins. It would have to be fought there. China has no way of getting its huge Army across the Pacific without us tearing them apart. We have superior Navy and Air Force. As far as a land battle. We have more tech they have more numbers. In a traditional combined arms war the US would win in the end.

Answer 6

North Korea has been run by using a family individuals of militia dictators (or absolute monarchs reckoning on your terminology) by way of fact the Nineteen Fifties. you are able to purely wreck out with it in case you have a reliable militia device to handle any opposition. there is not something like the prospect of conflict to maintain a tyrant preserve. It even labored interior the united kingdom while a overdue top Minister replaced in one day from frightful previous bag who had ruined the country to heroine who saved the Falklands. The Korean dictator is seen by way of fact the only that is saving his u . s . a . from American aggression and his nuclear threats are seen by way of fact the words of a huge chief. No-one then dares advise that the money spent boost the militia may be extra perfect used to feed the persons. It ensures that the Kim family individuals and his military stay properly mutually as the proletariat starve. George Orwell defined the technique properly in 1984 and Animal Farm.

Answer 7

Response from someone with a brain. Did you read China's runup condemnations or those prior to, even the amazing step of issuing a joint statement with Japan?

And no, when China comes you're done, all elborating aside

Answer 8

No I don't, I think China would not want the problem of all the refuges crossing there border in case of war. They just don't want the problem. It seems the north is like a misbehaved little brother who big brother "China" may have to slap down and say wait a little longer but not yet!!

Answer 9

Taking on China would be tough, and I mean tough, but we would win. The problem is how many people attack us on China's behalf. We then could lose. And there is more going on behind the scenes regarding China and North Korea than you or anyone could imagine.

Answer 10

could be, but i think that guy up in north korea is plenty crazy all by himself. as far as taking on china, they have a huge military, population-wise, but their technology is still behind ours (catching up, but still behind). i'd be more worried about us being so chicken to take any action against china because of MONEY.

makes the world go 'round.