Chinese Scholars Are Pushing The Need For Beijing To Talk About North Korea With The U.S. And Others (Update)

South Korean soldiers take part in a combined arms collective training exercise in Pocheon, South Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Christopher Scott, Asia Times: Time for China to talk Korean war plans with US?

Beijing can no longer wait to prepare contingency plans for the worst, says Chinese scholar

Anxiety across the globe is growing by the day as Pyongyang and Washington trade threats of military action. Yet there is insufficent discussion of specifically how the powers concerned would react should the unthinkable happen.

With no agreed upon roadmap for what would transpire in the event of all-out war, leaders in Beijing, Washington and Seoul are placing all their hopes on maintaining a delicate status quo. But the dysfunctional relationship between all parties involved is not sustainable. It is also entirely dependent on avoiding what appears to be the increasing likelihood of an unfortunate misunderstanding.

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WNU Editor: This is an update from my 17:00 EST post. It is another example on the pressure that the Chinese are now facing that they must start talking with the U.S. and South Korea on what needs to be done if North Korea implodes.