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China officially supports reunification under peaceful means.

The 2010 United States diplomatic cables leak mentions two unnamed Chinese officials claiming that the younger generation of Chinese leaders is willing to accept the unification of Korea under South Korean rule, on condition that a unified Korea not be hostile to China .< ref > Tisdall, Simon.

" Wikileaks Cables Reveal China ' ready to Abandon North Korea '" The Guardian, 29 Nov. 2010.

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7 Dec. 2010.

< http :// www. guardian. co. uk / world / 2010 / nov / 29 / wikileaks-cables-china-reunified-korea >.</ ref > The report claimed that senior Chinese officials were becoming increasingly frustrated with the North acting like a " spoiled child " following its repeated missile and nuclear tests which were seen as a gesture of defiance to not just the West, but also to China, as well as its 2010 Bombardment of Yeonpyeong.

A senior Chinese diplomat said that Chinese public opinion was running out of patience with the North's behavior, which influenced the leadership.

According to the cables, the Deputy Foreign Minister of South Korea was told by the two Chinese officials that Korea should be reunified under South Korean rule, and that this opinion was gaining ground among Chinese leaders.

According to leading Chinese business magazine Caixin, North Korea accounts for 40 % of China's foreign aid budget and 50, 000 tonnes of oil exports per month to maintain a buffer state against Japan, South Korea, and the United States, but that the three nations were no longer China's enemies, and that trade and investment with them was worth billions of dollars, while its support of North Korea was expensive and internationally embarrassing to support due to its " unruly " behavior and defiance towards China.