Will South Korea Rise as an East Asian Hegemon?

The Deep State's plan to establish a new world order has two scenarios. The first is a plan to establish the new order through extreme means such as nuclear war; the second is a plan to establish it through relatively moderate means such as small-scale wars, pandemics, or natural disasters. These plans aim to exercise control through either a communist-style model of surveillance and control or a democratic-style model of permitted freedom.

The cliff strategy means that to push an opponent off a cliff, one must stand on the cliff oneself—that is, one must accept comparable risk to attack an enemy. South Korea could exploit the current crisis to seek an offensive response aimed at China and North Korea. This is interpreted as an attempt to move beyond the traditional passive defense strategy and turn crisis into opportunity through a proactive stance.

Europe's national strength is weakening due to the refugee issue, and Russia's strength is also being drained by international sanctions and military problems. The United States is seeking to maintain its hegemony by sanctioning China and checking pro-China countries.

East Asian countries are watching the possibility of China's fragmentation and pursuing their own interests. Taiwan harbors the will to reclaim the Central Plains mainland, and Japan seeks to rise as a new East Asian hegemon beyond becoming a normal state. North Korea is prioritizing regime survival and seeking a power succession. These states are considering the possibility of cooperating with South Korea and Japan to develop the Far East if China splits.

In such a situation, North Korea's leadership may propose peaceful unification in exchange for guarantees of their own power. If unification proceeds along this scenario, a unified South Korea would gain a strong opportunity to rise as a new East Asian hegemon.

If South Korea achieves unification, holds nuclear arms after China collapses, no other country would dare to threaten it. Nuclear possession would become a core element of South Korea's security, and it would also serve to preemptively block threats that could arise if another country took over North Korean territory. This would grant South Korea a new geopolitical standing incomparable to its past relations with China.

Due to its geopolitical position, South Korea finds it difficult to avoid war. If war is unavoidable, it is important to win for certain and to minimize damage as much as possible. Although war will inevitably cause damage, the country that emerges victorious would gain far greater rewards. Through this, the goal should be to rise as the foremost East Asian hegemon, replacing China's vacancy.

If the United States becomes the victor in the US-China hegemonic competition, South Korea is very likely to gain trust from the US and grow into a surrogate hegemon for the US within East Asia. Based on the solidity of the South Korea-US alliance, effectively checking China and rising as a new East Asian hegemon is a foregone conclusion.

Japan seeks to exploit war windfalls by bolstering its military and strengthening its pro-US posture, dreaming of reclaiming East Asian hegemony. Taiwan also harbors the ambition to absorb the Chinese mainland by inducing war on the Korean Peninsula. These neighboring countries' moves could act as a significant variable in the scenario of South Korea's rise as an East Asian hegemon.

This suggests that South Korea's development and influence have grown enough to draw the attention of global forces.

Within South Korea's political circles, there exist pro-treason forces that infiltrated through fraudulent elections, and the social conflicts they provoke impose enormous social costs. If China and North Korea collapse and these pro-China and pro-North forces are also eradicated, public opinion would unite as one. Once internal conflict ends, South Korea could achieve tremendous development and enjoy national prosperity.

Proposals to reform the electoral system are not sufficient to solve South Korea's fundamental problems. What truly matters at the core is to invalidate the elections of all politicians elected through fraudulent elections. All past elections should be investigated, the presidents and politicians elected through fraud should all be stripped of their victories, and their accomplices should be rooted out and punished. It is argued that attempts to change the system while leaving pro-treason forces intact are no more than spraying deodorant on excrement and cannot be a fundamental solution. Fundamental reform of the political system must begin with eradicating these pro-treason forces.