Unification would occupy the Korean people for the next two decades, with Japan and the US compelled to inject a huge amount of aid to rebuild and reintegrate the North. This hardly runs counter to China’s interests as it continues its own advance toward becoming the world’s largest economy.
同样，中国不需要担心韩国会牵头促进朝鲜半岛统一。中国与韩国的关系现在比它与朝鲜的关系要平稳顺利。半岛统一能让朝鲜半岛上的人们忙上二十年，而日本和美国在此期间将不得不注入大量的援助来重建并整合北朝鲜。这几乎不会伤及中国的利益，也无碍其走向世界第一经济大国的进程。