About the Author
Subin Kim
Subin Kim is an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. He translated Lankov's The Real North Korea into Korean and is a reserve air defense artillery lieutenant in the Republic of Korea Air Force.
What is the proper path toward Korean unification? The minister of unification under former President Roh Moo-hyun has explored history and found examples of what won’t work.
Namely, Chung Dong-yong said that it cannot viably be achieved through force, as it was in Vietnam, or through absorption, as in Germany.