“The government-run research group Korea Development Institute revealed a report prepared for President Lee that said that it would cost South Korea $2.1 trillion over 30 years to absorb North Korea if the North Korean regime suddenly collapsed with the death of Kim Jong-il. If South Korea succeeds in persuading the North to open up for a gradual economic integration with the South, the cost of unification will be around $322 billion, it said.”
Stunning.
