Experts discussed unification strategy, debating the merits of investing in the North and prospects for the regime’s economic growth at an event in Seoul on Wednesday.

Entitled “National Strategy 2030: Unification, Diplomacy, Security,” the event was organized by the Sejong Institute. At it, experts suggested possible routes of transition in North Korea with economic development and political stability as a condition for future unification. They commonly supported gradual unification, in cooperation with international society’s investment into the North’s infrastructure.

“There’s no anti-regime protest in North Korea. Even in the border areas, where residents can compare China and North Korea, support for