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Status quo
Submitted by Big Ben (not verified) on June 16, 2012 - 3:52pm.
Status quo for the foreseeable future. Reunification can only happen with the support of China, the US and obviously the two Koreas. Even if we assume reunification, a unified Korea would likely end up having a more independent policy (perhaps the Swiss approach). While Korea doesn't want to go back to the centuries old Chinese tributary system, but the reality is that China will continue to be its most important trading partner. Its economy, like much of East Asia, will increasingly be dependent on China. It also not in its interest to get caught up with the geopolitical rivalry between the US and China. It'll just play off between China and the US for its own benefit but would not openly align with one or the other. This is the bigger trend for the rest of the region as well.
