The Chinese may actually go in, take out the lil' fat boy along with the rest of his family, install a new government (dominated by them), and dismantle the nukes.
I wouldn't be surprised if their intelligence re NKorea's internal workings are far better than ours, and I also wouldn't be surprised if they have a few "moles" within striking distance of Kim.
This is their big chance to become a major player on the world stage. If they can pull this off, no one will be able to say that China is not the foremost nation striking a blow for peace in the nascent twenty-first century.
If they install a Chinese-run government to come to the relief of the struggling NKorean people, that, too can only advance their resume.
The U.S. forces will stand by, idle for the most (all?) part.
I could be wrong.
Questions:
If the Chinese annexed NKorea, running it governing it as a part of their own country, would South Korea become less or more safe?
If the Chinese did this, would the United States become less or more safe?