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[ChairmanPoo]

at some point China is going to North Korea. they are such a massive pain to everyone.

(23-11-2010)
at some point China is going to North Korea. they are such a massive pain to everyone.

Any war would lead to North Korea folding very quickly, certainly not something that would lead to millions of deaths.

I don't think China would actually much oppose such a move these days. From what is known to us, the PRC is starting to regard North Korea like a spoiled half-cousin who is far more trouble than they are worth.

And if they do this, they lose China's support, and the US marches in. They KNOW China said they'd pull their support if NK attacked anyone.

[Loud Whispers]

inb4 USA invades China to stop China invading North Korea to stop North Korea invading South Korea invading China invading Japan protecting Philippines being invaded by Indonesia to be invaded by India to be invaded by China to invade Russia

[TheBiggerFish]

What on Earth was THAT?

I need a chart.

[martinuzz]

Things were so much easier when Indonesia was still Dutch property, and the only importance China had was their debt to their heroin dealer, Great Britain.
Sometimes I really think a lot of countries would be better off, if we just went back to enlightened colonialism.

[Baffler]

Things were so much easier when Indonesia was still Dutch property, and the only importance China had was their debt to their heroin dealer, Great Britain.
Sometimes I really think a lot of countries would be better off, if we just went back to enlightened colonialism.

I know you're not serious, but...

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Even if it is true, the idea has a lot of bad associations.Plus I think old timey racism is sort of funny and I saw an excuse to link to this thing.

[IronyOwl]

Things were so much easier when Indonesia was still Dutch property, and the only importance China had was their debt to their heroin dealer, Great Britain.
Sometimes I really think a lot of countries would be better off, if we just went back to enlightened colonialism.

Zimbabwe being the caricature-level example of this.

Even if it is true, the idea has a lot of bad associations.Plus I think old timey racism is sort of funny and I saw an excuse to link to this thing.

Meaning some people can't be trusted to govern their own assessments on the matter, and will someday be glad for my enlightened direction. You have good taste. Poor taste? You have good taste in poor taste, maybe.

[Strife26]

Things were so much easier when Indonesia was still Dutch property, and the only importance China had was their debt to their heroin dealer, Great Britain.
Sometimes I really think a lot of countries would be better off, if we just went back to enlightened colonialism.

Zimbabwe being the caricature-level example of this.

Even if it is true, the idea has a lot of bad associations.Plus I think old timey racism is sort of funny and I saw an excuse to link to this thing.

Meaning some people can't be trusted to govern their own assessments on the matter, and will someday be glad for my enlightened direction. You have good taste. Poor taste? You have good taste in poor taste, maybe.

Rhodesia was the breadbasket of Africa

[SirQuiamus]

tfw best korea founds glorious peoples' colony on Sol.

all hail Kim Il-Sun, the first Beloved Sun King of the solar system!

[Egan_BW]

If anyone can do it, they can.

[Loud Whispers]

DPRK is the dark horse of the space race

[Nullsrc]

50 years late and running the race backwards?

[Graknorke]

Oh, that would explain why NK words things like "If we do a thing and you defend yourself we will take that as an act of war". So for example if Japan were to shoot down one of North Korea's missile tests they could claim that it's actually a defensive not offensive war.

[Loud Whispers]

50 years late and running the race backwards?

Yeah, like one day a solar flare will knock out all of our electronics and the DPRK space agency will chortle haughtily when they save the day with rockets powered by proletariat tears

[SirQuiamus]

50 years late and running the race backwards?

Yeah, like one day a solar flare will knock out all of our electronics and the DPRK space agency will chortle haughtily when they save the day liberate the world with bamboo rockets powered by proletariat tears Kumdang 2 Kaesong Ginseng Extract and Best Koryo Liquor.

Are no proletariat tear in Worker Juche Paradise of Best Korea. Only tear in Best Korea shed in memory of late Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il and late Great Leader Kim Il-Sung. And first and last Beloved Sun King Kim Il-Sun.

[IronyOwl]

Oh, that would explain why NK words things like "If we do a thing and you defend yourself we will take that as an act of war". So for example if Japan were to shoot down one of North Korea's missile tests they could claim that it's actually a defensive not offensive war.

In the case of (totally not) military testing specifically, I'm not sure there's any nations that wouldn't take that as an act of war or at least a really dick move.

More generally, I assumed that was because they were crazy and/or that's how politics works. Encouraging China's military support could be a strong specific goal of the latter, though.