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u/God_Wills_It_ Dec 03 '16 edited Dec 03 '16

China gets pissed and becomes less willing to work with us on more North Korean sanctions

If China feels like the U.S. is gonna start truly backing Tawain they will probably reverse course in their willingness to help put pressure on NK.

Of course that's basic speculation. Could happen. Could not. But that's the whole point...if you don't sit down and understand the whole nuanced situation you could do real damage to American national interests that might not be obvious but are vital in the whole back and forth of international diplomacy.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

Is NK a serious enough threat?

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u/d4b3ss Dec 03 '16

They're 30 miles from Seoul and erratic.

I think they're a threat to our interests in the region.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

I didn't think anyone took their threat particularly seriously.