[americanophile]

I think China could lend considerable logistical support, and there can be no doubt that China would love to see the west, particularly the U.S. humiliated by a defeat in Korea. China may not get directly involved, but it's presence as rearguard could allow all of N. Korea's substantial army to empty into the south. There's also the possibility of China pulling an East Germany. If things go bad for N. Korea, they may roll into the North under the pretense of enforcing peace, then either hold onto it, or prop up the N. Korean regime under their tutelage like East Germany and the Soviets.

[DoughtyOne]

I wasn’t trying to be argumentative with Non-Sequitur. I just don’t really know how China would react.

I agree that China would love to see the U.S. bogged down, or humiliated.

Your comments here sound reasoned to me. I can see something like that happening.

[Non-Sequitur]

I think China could lend considerable logistical support, and there can be no doubt that China would love to see the west, particularly the U.S. humiliated by a defeat in Korea.

One factor you may be overlooking is the South Korean armed forces, one of the best in Asia. They'll be fighting for their own country. Any North Korean invasion will be bloody, especially for civilians, incredibly violent, and short lived. North Korea doesn't have the horsepower for an extended war and they don't have the arms to defeat the South Korean army. I just don't see China backing the aggressor in a war that will kill tens of thousand of civilians and ultimately end in North Korea's defeat.