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China Prepares for War in Korea
by James Dunnigan
March 18, 2005
Discussion Board on this DLS topic
China appears to be building up logistics capabilities for military operations
along its border with North Korea. This can be seen by the pattern of logistical
facilities and operations along the Chinese coast. China is no longer the
closed, Stalinist police state is was a few decades ago. Tourists, especially
Chinese tourists, are all over the place. You still can’t wander onto a military
base without permission. But you can drive by and notice what is going on.
That’s how this pattern of logistical activity was noted. Most of it, of course,
is concentrated on the coastal area facing Taiwan. But many similar bases and
military storage installations are concentrated up the coast, halfway between
Taiwan and North Korea. China seems to be covering its bets, and preparing for
the possible large scale use of troops along the North Korean border. This would
most likely happen if there were a revolution in North Korea, or simply a total
collapse of order in that country. North Korea has suffered a decade of famine
and economic decline. For the last few years, an increasing number of desperate
North Koreans have been sneaking across the border into China. But civil
disorder in North Korea could send millions of Koreans headed for China. In the
last year, China has dispatched thousands of additional troops to the border, to
increase patrols and discourage illegal border crossers. There is nothing to
indicate that the situation in North Korea will calm down.
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