North Korea could use a Chinese communist invasion of Taiwan to launch its own assault on South Korea, according to a new report.
The United States will need to help South Korea better integrate into bilateral and minilateral agreements to deter such a threat, says a report published by The Center for a New American Security think tank.
“Washington has declared China to be the only country with both the intent to reshape the regional and global order and the power across every dimension to do it,” the report says.
“In South Korea… the policy debate about China is likewise growing in importance and urgency, and potentially shifting away from legacy paradigms that prioritized partnership and economic engagement with Beijing and downplayed geopolitical differences.”…