A Nation of Racist Dwarfs

[Subotan]

south korea collectively shudders every time it thinks of the cost of re-integrating that nation of racist dwarves to its north.

What of the cost of maintaing the world's seventh largest army?

I imagine China finds its satellite rather useful, and worth the cost of supporting; collapse would probably cause them some difficulties in the surrounding areas at a time when China has enough internal changes taking place.

There are now far greater economic links between China and South Korea (That have taken decades to set up) than than there ever were between China and the DPRK, so it's hardly a source of economic wealth. It is entirely possible that if China has to bite the bullet that it would go for South Korea rather than the North if the North's destruction was imminent.