What would be the answer if I asked Beijing University students if it was better to unify the two Koreas on the Korean Peninsula or if the division was good as it is? Not long ago, I entered a class called "The Ambient Environment of China," which was opened for master's students at Beijing University's College of International Relations, and the professor asked, "What do students think about China's claim that it does not want unification of the Korean Peninsula?" Pros and cons were announced, and only one student was in favor of unification on the Korean Peninsula and overwhelmingly opposed to unification on the Korean Peninsula. They said that unification of the Korean Peninsula is likely to worsen China's surrounding environment and undermine national interests. Students pointed out that Korea's influence on China's internal stability due to agitation by the Korean-Chinese, territorial disputes, and strengthening Korea's influence on the three northeastern provinces (Liaoning, Jilin, and Herongjiang provinces). The main reason may be that I am not comfortable when I think of a strong unified Korea, but the biggest reason I logically put forward is that the entire Korean Peninsula will fall under the influence of the United States. This directly threatens China's safety. The U.S. military, aiming at missiles across the Yalu River, must be a nightmare just thinking about it. A young professor in his mid-40s, who listened to the arguments of cold calculation students, added, "I've been raising this issue every class for a few years, and most of them oppose unification of the Korean Peninsula." Young Chinese people, who idolize Korean actresses such as Jeon Ji-hyun and Kim Hee-sun, praise Korea's economic achievements, and judge top political leaders with envy, also calculate coldly like their older generation and cite national interests. In short, the Chinese people's attitude toward the Korean Peninsula is sensitive and sensitive. When emphasizing relations with North Korea, the word "sunhammer" can still be said to be a modifier that emphasizes friendship, but it also shows an inseparable interest on the Korean Peninsula. Sunhammer = If you don't have teeth, your gums will ache. It is a four-character idiom that compares North Korea and China to the relationship between teeth and gums. China's policymakers and intellectuals have a deep complex created by the history of the three northeastern provinces of China, Liaoning Province, Jilin Province, and Herongjiang Province. The problem on the Korean Peninsula is like a detonator connected to this, which is inextricably related to domestic politics in China and is also sensitive. China is playing an active role in North Korea's recent nuclear development, not because former South Korean presidents are asking for China's role, but because it is a self-imposed fire that cannot be left alone for China. On the 25th, the weekend of North Korea's strong stance on possessing nuclear weapons, there was an international academic conference called Northeast Asian Peace and the Korean Peninsula at Beijing University. The arguments of Chinese experts who attended this academic conference were tougher than we could imagine about North Korea. Most of the people emphasized that North Korea has tried to possess nuclear weapons for political purposes rather than negotiations, and some scholars suggested that China should allow it, saying that the only solution is to attack North Korea's nuclear development facilities. Zhang Tingen (the first Chinese ambassador to Korea), who was in charge of hosting the second division, said, "The presenter speaks very honestly," and gave a subtle check (?). The presenters came from the Foreign Ministry's Institute of International Affairs, Communist Party Central School, Social Science Institute, and Communist Party's external contacts, and felt the urgency of China's nuclear issue in that they represent China's leading national research institutes and government think tanks. Koreans, who are directly involved, do not have much urgency, but the Chinese side feels very urgent and dangerous. The young Chinese generation's rejection of the unification of the Korean Peninsula or experts' hard-line reaction to North Korea's nuclear weapons may seem contradictory at first glance, but it shows the general position of Chinese people trying to control the Korean Peninsula in their own interests. How can we persuade the Chinese people's thoughts and attitudes from our point of view and align them with our understanding (national interest)? Our task between the United States and China doesn't seem so easy. In addition, in a survey of Chinese intellectuals, more than 70% of the respondents said that the unification centered on South Korea on the Korean Peninsula should be prevented even in war. It seems to be in line with the above article.
This shows China's perception of greedy and mean neighboring countries. For them, neighboring countries have a selfish mindset that they deserve to be China's weak subordinate country. Therefore, China is an evil group like the world's villains.
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