How China Might Respond To War On Korean Peninsula

How China Might Respond To War On Korean Peninsula
U.S. Army M1A2 tank during maneuvers with U.S and South Korean soldiers participate in a river crossing exercise on May 30, 2013 in Yeoncheon-gun, South Korea. The joint exercise is one of several the two countries have held in recent months. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
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If war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese regime will play a decisive role in the fate of its communist cousin. But what China will do in defense of North Korea will hinge largely on who shoots first and what Russia does or doesn’t do.
Matthew Little
Matthew Little
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Matthew Little is a senior editor with Epoch Health.