North Korea attacked a South Korean island last week killing four people. U.S officials hope that China will put pressure on North Korea to end the attacks against South Korea. China has a great deal of influence over the North Korean economy, world powers hope that china will use economic policies to control North Korea. As of now it doesn’t seem like China plans to use their influence. South Korea and The United States are participating in military exercises near North Korea. These exercises are meant in part to show the North Korean government that their actions are being watched and that the U.S. is not backing down.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lawmakers-korea-20101129,0,1146438.story
Did the article at all mention why the U.S may have such a concern with the relationship between North and South Korea? In what ways can the U.S help China use their influence to control both the South and North Korean econonomies.
ReplyDeleteI personally really doubt that the U.S. government will use its economic policies to control North Korea. Even though China is a big player in the North Korean economy, I think that in such a matter like this, the United Nations should be the one stepping in to deal with the issue.
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