Bah. It's nothing by greedy South Korean buggers worrying they can't buy a new car every other year anymore or a new brand name purse every week that think it would be a disaster for South Korea. If it happened, however, they would get over it. Let's not forget South Korea itself was a miserable underdeveloped country no farther than a few decades ago. They clearly have what it takes to rise and rise fast. They seem to have more than enough national pride to realise they are one people and should be united.

But then again, from my European perspective, I don't really know what I should be thinking following realpolitik. It could be better for Europe if Asia stayed weaker and divided by arguing amongst themselves.