Whether the Americans will allow a unified Korean Peninsula country is a question I believe many South Korean politicians and commentators have considered, and Kim Dae-jung must have thought about it too. The partition of North Korea and South Korea was itself a product of the Cold War and an important bargaining chip for the United States and the Soviet Union to compete for influence in the Asia-Pacific and regional geopolitics.
Today, China has completely replaced the Soviet Union. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, led by China, already has the prototype of Asia's NATO. Throughout the East Asian continent, political and military forces with China as the core of power have been formed.
Assuming that the Korean peninsula can be reunified, the United States will lose the reason to protect South Korea from North Korea's aggression. Of course, they can have new reasons to protect South Korea from China's aggression, or simply do not need a reason to maintain peace in the Asia-Pacific and maintain peace. own influence and so on. But it is inevitable that as the relationship between China and the United States gradually drifts away, the Korean Peninsula will become the main battlefield for conflicts between China and the United States in the future. The Korean Peninsula will bear the brunt and will be beaten to pieces by the SCO troops crossing the Yalu River.
Because the Korean Peninsula is too close to China, unless the United States has the courage to station millions of troops in North and South Korea, it will not be able to resist the powerful Chinese army. At the first moment of the conflict, the choice made by the United States was to abandon the Korean Peninsula.
On the other hand, if a unified Korean peninsula country is pro-American and anti-China, it will face terrible pressure from China and may be even more alert than South Korea now. After all, what level of adversary is North Korea, and what level of adversary is China? South Koreans still have some confidence in resisting North Korea's invasion, but China, hey, don't think too much about it.
??In fact, for the United States, the best way is to keep one North Korea and maintain a buffer zone with China, while it can also station troops in three South Korea to form a certain containment on China. Once the Korean peninsula is truly unified, if the United States wants to station troops, it will have to face the threat of millions of troops from the Cooperation Organization, which is more terrifying than the challenges it faced in Europe in the past. What's more, although the Soviet Army is a torrent of steel, its technical level is insufficient, but China is leading the military revolution. Even the US military academic community must constantly study the process and examples of China's military reform.
Don't think about how Americans are strong, for their own people, or how to rescue fallen soldiers on the battlefield, but Americans are actually very pragmatic. Looking at an example from another dimension, with the increase of China's military power in the 21st century With the rapid development, the United States gradually felt threatened by the U.S. military bases within 60,106 kilometers from China, so the U.S. military began to continuously withdraw and deploy force on the second island chain to prevent it from being attacked by China.
As for the life and death of the allies on the first island chain, you can naturally call them great and upright, but the allies have been betrayed from the first day they were established.
Kim Dae-jung was slightly silent and said: "What you mean is that it is difficult for the United States to be satisfied with the status quo, and the interests of the United States and the interests of the Korean nation are in conflict. In the end, the Americans may not promote the reunification of North Korea and South Korea, but may instead A stab in the back?"
Qi Yiming smiled and did not answer, but asked again: "In Mr. Kim Dazhong's opinion, will China support the reunification of the Korean Peninsula?"
Kim Dae-jung pondered again for a moment and expressed his opinion: "From a historical perspective, China has never been afraid of North Korea. Except for a few periods, most of the times have been peaceful. If relations with the Korean peninsula countries are harmonious, China should We hope that the Korean peninsula will be unified. The prerequisite is that there are no potential hostile forces on the Korean peninsula, that is, the U.S. military presence.¡±
Qi Yiming nodded and said seriously: "Yes, Mr. Kim Dae-jung, our country is happy to see the reconciliation and reunification of the Korean Peninsula, but this unified country should be able to face its own position, both geographically and psychologically. Don¡¯t become an anti-China base, but be a good friend of the Chinese people. Naturally, the first step to achieve this is to clear out the US troops stationed in the territory.¡±
Jin Dazhong smiled bitterly: "This is not an easy task."
Qi Yiming chuckled and stretched out two fingers: "Obviously, the Korean peninsula countries have only two choices. Join the SCO, or at least lean toward the SCO, or continue to be a vassal and puppet of the United States. Economic issues Mr. Jin Dazhong has just discussed which side is more beneficial. Let¡¯s just talk about the political and military aspects.
After all, the Korean Peninsula is still connected to the mainland. If it falls to the side of the United States, it means that it is facing the threat of our army, and I believe everyone in the world understands what the threat of our army is. Or is it that the Korean nation is confident that it can do better than the Russians and be able to withstand our impact on this small peninsula with little depth.
On the other hand, if the Korean peninsula countries join our side and complete the expulsion of the US military, then the threat they face will come from the sea. After all, the United States is on the other side of the Pacific eight thousand kilometers away. Even if it wants to mobilize heavy troops to attack the Korean Peninsula, it must first allocate its forces to Guam, Ryukyu, and Japan. In this process, our navy will inevitably faceThe U.S. military is subject to sniper attacks, and in areas so close to our country, our country's bombers and short- and medium-range ballistic missiles will cause nightmares for U.S. military bases and forces. Therefore, from a purely defensive perspective, it is much easier for the Korean peninsula countries to defend themselves together with the United Nations than with the United States and Japan. "
Jin Dazhong believes that what Qi Yiming said is indeed very reasonable. In terms of military strength, the US military is actually stronger in the air force and navy, while China is stronger in the army and second artillery. However, considering the threat issue, the threat of the US navy and air force to the Korean Peninsula is limited, and the threat to the Korean Peninsula is limited. The threat posed by the Chinese Army and Second Artillery to the Korean Peninsula is fatal enough.
"Do you mean that you want the Korean Peninsula to unify and become China's support?" Kim Dae-jung asked curiously.
Qi Yiming said in an unquestionable tone: "It's not hope, but ability. As long as I want to do it, I will see a unified Korean peninsula country within three years. He will not regard North Koreans, South Koreans It¡¯s not a shift in people¡¯s or Americans¡¯ minds, but a reality that¡¯s about to happen.¡±
Feeling the domineering power contained in Qi Yiming's plain words, but more of the self-confidence reflected in pure strength, Jin Dazhong was even a little dazed, and couldn't help but think about what it would be like if he was also a Chinese.
"South Korea is still too small, and it is difficult for heroes to realize their ambitions," Kim Dae-jung lamented.
"Comparatively, what price do you want South Korea to pay to achieve reunification?" Kim Dae-jung asked tentatively.
Qi Yiming said: "I have no intention of getting involved in the internal affairs of the Korean Peninsula, but on diplomatic issues, I hope that the new country can maintain a high degree of consistency with the SCO. If necessary, join the SCO to gain greater I think the development opportunities are good. Of course, after the reunification of the peninsula is completed, China will support you in inviting the Americans away."
Kim Dae-jung couldn¡¯t help but ask: ¡°What if the Americans don¡¯t leave?¡±
"Haha, then I will help you disarm them." Qi Yiming said casually, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Kim Dae-jung asked again: "Well, if this is the condition, it is not too much. However, the more practical question is, if the peninsula is unified, how to establish a new country? After all, North Korea and South Korea have different national systems and ideology, and it is unlikely to replicate Hong Kong's one country, two systems, because North Korea and South Korea are not very large, and there is no distinction between North Korea and South Korea in the new country, whether the central power is controlled by North Koreans or South Koreans, or what the central power is. Distribution, the issue of the Workers' Party of Korea, the issue of military armament, and the issue of economic coordination are all complicated"
Qi Yiming said directly: "You don't need to worry about these. We, China, can be the intermediary and arbiter. I think it is more realistic for North Korea and South Korea to unify under a federal system. I will also conduct a profound study on North Korea." For social reform, the Workers' Party needs to make changes, and the Kim family and his son cannot have the same family as they wish. North Korea will be a state with certain autonomy rights. Similarly, South Korea is also a state with autonomy rights, but the power of the federal central government needs to be obtained. Guaranteed. When there is still a huge gap between North and South Korea, I suggest adopting a rotating governance model. In one term, the central government will be held by South Koreans as the supreme leader, and certain positions in the cabinet will be held by North Koreans. In the next term, it will be reversed, with North Koreans as the top leaders. As the supreme leader, certain positions in the cabinet can be held by South Koreans. The parliament can have a bicameral system, with two members from the same state in the Senate, and the House of Representatives can be elected by proportional representation."
This model actually gives South Koreans more power in disguise. Because they have a larger population and a stronger economy, they are bound to get a certain tilt in power.
Kim Dae-jung was taken aback: "Are you trying to turn Northern Korea into a multi-party country? Can you do that? It's also not easy to change the Workers' Party and eliminate the influence of Kim and his son, isn't it?"
Qi Yiming smiled and said: "This is not something you should care about. You should be elected president with high spirits now, and then when the time comes, you can combine South Korea's political power to complete this unification transformation, and at the same time attack South Korea's If you can do this well by building up pro-American forces and cultivating pro-China people, I think you will be the first president of the Korean Federation.¡±
Kim Dae-jung couldn¡¯t help but feel excited, thinking that he could become the supreme leader of a unified Korean federation and complete the great cause that all politicians in North and South Korea had dreamed of for decades. He was so excited that he could not control himself. He glanced at Qi Yiming and knew that only China could help him complete this cause and make him famous in history. As for the United States, he no longer considered it at all.