• ralphio@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I think you might be misinterpreting China and NK relations here. China moreso sends aid to NK since if the regime collapsed, they’d have to deal with the refugees. It’s not as simple as China pays the bills therefore Kim is their puppet. If he went against their wishes they could use force or withhold aid, but that would also just lead to them dealing with a refugee crisis.

    Although an invasion is unlikely it’s worth keeping an eye on since the result would be a disaster for every party involved.

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        9 months ago

        That’s definitely a big factor here, but NK does have some leverage over China. China for example has not been happy with NK nuclear and missile tests, but they have continued anyway. I guess it’s just a question of how far NK might stray from China’s authority.