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I definitely thought about the effect of the PRC's continued existence and support and the possibility of it being one of the major reasons for N. Korea continuing to be around, and the potential difficulties that has for reunification of Korea. West/East Germany was cited for comparison, but let's not forget that it happened after the disintegration of the USSR. I am not arguing that I necessarily hope for the PRC to break-up, just pointing out how it poses yet another unique challenge to the task.The unification of Korea is a pipe dream so long as China continues to prop the North's regime.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. And yes, I have definitely been one of those people who can't wait for Kim Jong-Il to keel over already. I worry that his appointed heir-son (the younger one) might want to continue the dynasty and that the other politicals might be loyal to him, but I'm hoping that it won't be as such.whole post
The general population, probably. The politically-involved, definitely not, as she is yet another representation of the progress and success of the South.To be on topic, I'm sure North Koreans love Yuna too, and are proud of her as one of their own. They will just fall harder for her if given the chance to know her as much as their Southern folks do.
Cute!Here is another bit of figure skating trivia for you - at their second Olympic medal ceremony, Berezhnaya was singing the new words whereas Sikhuralidze was singing the old