Dingkang Zhang answers “I can understand why China and South Korea...”

Sandy Fry asked this question about Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West:

I can understand why China and South Korea have done nothing to put an end to these camps, but why have the United Nations and the United States done so little?

Dingkang Zhang The issue regarding to North Korea's abuse of human right is rather complicated.

On one hand, the U.S. and U.N. had limited real power to meddle with t…moreThe issue regarding to North Korea's abuse of human right is rather complicated.

On one hand, the U.S. and U.N. had limited real power to meddle with the North Korean government because of the NK has considerable bargaining power on the negotiation table. With its nuclear weapon and the forth largest, and most radicalized, conventional force, any attempt to temper with the NK might end up with a catastrophe.

On the other hand, on the stage of geopolitics, nation-states would only carry out actions for or against another regime when there are real economic or politic interest involved. For example, if the U.S. is not going after having the oils priced in USD, will there even be a Iraq war or Afghanistan War at all?

As the result, I think unless the power structure in the N.K. breakdown from the inside due to the pressure imposed by the international community, otherwise there is actually very little that we can do about it.(less)

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