China’s biggest North Korea taboo: discussing life after Kim

The authorities in both China and the South Korea would also be worried about large flows of refugees who might flee, particularly if war leads to shortages of food and other essential goods. Jia Qingguo, dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University, wrote in an article for the East Asia Forum, that China’s military should consider creating a safety zone with in North Korea to prevent a large flow of people into its northeastern provinces. Another question would be whether to let the international community oversee the formation of a new government in North Korea. Jia said: “Beijing doesn’t have a good plan, the US doesn’t have a good plan, and the entire world doesn’t have a good plan. Su Hao, an international relations professor at China Foreign Affairs University, said, China certainly has planned for worst-case scenarios including refugees and potential nuclear proliferation. The US, China and Russia have also said they back the so-called Four Nos: No regime change, regime collapse, accelerated reunification and military deployment north of the 38th parallel.