Comments on: DPRK brinkmanship damages (non-Chinese) long-term economic investment http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/05/27/dprk-brinkmanship-damages-long-term-economic-investment/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - May 31st, 2009 | ROK Drop http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/05/27/dprk-brinkmanship-damages-long-term-economic-investment/#comment-140757 ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - May 31st, 2009 | ROK Drop Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:25:54 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/05/27/dprk-brinkmanship-damages-long-term-economic-investment/#comment-140757 [...] North Korean brinkmanship is damaging non-Chinese investment in the country. [...] [...] North Korean brinkmanship is damaging non-Chinese investment in the country. [...]

]]> By: HMS Nerd http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/05/27/dprk-brinkmanship-damages-long-term-economic-investment/#comment-140150 HMS Nerd Thu, 28 May 2009 20:36:16 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/05/27/dprk-brinkmanship-damages-long-term-economic-investment/#comment-140150 Sounds like DPRK is shopping for a better economic role in the region. An industrial park would have exposed DPRK'rs to the relative poverty they are stuck with in at least the short term. It would have been politically destabilizing in the eyes of the north's regime. The threat of 'force' in response to interdiction of shipping is likely a signal that unless some power offers an alternative mode of development, the DPRK is going into the missile delivery system business. Which is, of course, a lesser geo-political nightmare of most of the western world: http://www.newsy.com/videos/northern_exposure_the_korean_threat Sounds like DPRK is shopping for a better economic role in the region. An industrial park would have exposed DPRK’rs to the relative poverty they are stuck with in at least the short term. It would have been politically destabilizing in the eyes of the north’s regime. The threat of ‘force’ in response to interdiction of shipping is likely a signal that unless some power offers an alternative mode of development, the DPRK is going into the missile delivery system business. Which is, of course, a lesser geo-political nightmare of most of the western world: http://www.newsy.com/videos/northern_exposure_the_korean_threat

]]> By: Observer42 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/05/27/dprk-brinkmanship-damages-long-term-economic-investment/#comment-140130 Observer42 Thu, 28 May 2009 17:22:50 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2009/05/27/dprk-brinkmanship-damages-long-term-economic-investment/#comment-140130 Is it possible that DPRK brinkmanship is a result of new China strategy of solidifying its Super Power position in Asia using DPRK as a proxy? DPRK is receiving all the economic support it needs from China, that became an economic power, while adopting China economic model at its own pace. Any military moves by China would have put at risk China's newly acquired world respect. This is a China way of playing it both ways. The economic stats you presented here show DPRK growing reliance on China and some real growth in DPRK! If this is the case - the party to pressure needs to be China, not DPRK! Does the West have the guts to do it in today economic crisis environment and expectations that China will lead the world out of recession? Is it possible that DPRK brinkmanship is a result of new China strategy of solidifying its Super Power position in Asia using DPRK as a proxy?

DPRK is receiving all the economic support it needs from China, that became an economic power, while adopting China economic model at its own pace.

Any military moves by China would have put at risk China’s newly acquired world respect.

This is a China way of playing it both ways.

The economic stats you presented here show DPRK growing reliance on China and some real growth in DPRK!

If this is the case – the party to pressure needs to be China, not DPRK!
Does the West have the guts to do it in today economic crisis environment and expectations that China will lead the world out of recession?

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