Two Koreas seem to be ignoring international political squabbling and continuing with a \u00ab\u00a0psychological\u00a0\u00bb reunification.<\/b>
\nI have been watching events on the Korean Peninsula since the conclusion of the Singapore Summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un, trying to determine what the eventual outcome of that meeting would be.
I have come to the conclusion that the two Koreas are like the children in a messy divorce, and are tired of being pawns in a larger political drama between the two \u201cparents\u201d. In part, that assessment comes from statements from South Korean officials that they want the U. S. and China to declare a formal end to the Korean War .
While one should be wary of anonymous sources, there are other reports that confirm the two Koreas resent the continuation of political game playing. For example, the Koreas have teamed up under the Unification Flag for the Asian games, much to the delight of thousands of spectators.
Meanwhile, North Korea appears to be continuing its work dismantling the Sohae Satellite Launching Station.
Interestingly, North Korean state media are now blaming Trump\u2019s political opponents for the \u201cdeadlock\u201d over denuclearization, urging the US him to act boldly to resolve this issue.
In terms of the Chinese component to this family-dynamic analogy, it is now being reported that China\u2019s President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong. Perhaps Xi will be enjoying the enhanced tourist accommodations, which have been the recent focus of Kim\u2019s public promotion efforts.
At this point in time, it appears that the two Koreas are ignoring the political squabbling between China and the United States to the best of their mutual abilities and are gearing themselves up for at least a \u201cpsychological\u201d reunification if not an actual one.
Based on the current data set, I project the end of the Korean War is likely to be formally declared in the early fall of 2020.<\/p>\n