Jihwan Hwang, a professor at the University of Seoul, highlights the implications of Germany's experience on the Korean Peninsula's unification issue, given North Korea's shift in its unification policy and the worsening public opinion in South Korea regarding the necessity of unification. To garner strong support and desire from both South and North Koreans, Hwang claims that South Korea's policy should focus on driving socio-economic changes in the North through marketization and the inflow of external information. While securing the backing of major powers like the U.S. and China is also important, Hwang presents a more cautious view, suggesting that these powers may have less incentive to support Korean unification compared to the German case. He concludes by stressing that unification must occur in a free, peaceful, and democratic manner, acceptable to both Koreans and the international community.