Tensions in the Korean Peninsula may enhance American and Japanese desire to strengthen their support for ROK and contemplate the use of the Theatre Missile Defence (TMD) to deal with not only the DPRK but possibly China itself •A de-stabilized or collapsed DPRK regime could also be a burden for China. For example, it may have to deal with the influx of a lot of refugees from the North •It remains to be noted that while China will continue to help the DPRK, it has also established diplomatic links with ROK since 1992
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•China-ROK economic interactions are especially strong •Whether this will help China in strengthening its position in influencing the future of the Korean Peninsula remains to be seen