You can thank China for everything that happens in N. Korea.
The wretched Kim regime only exists because China wants a weak and pliant buffer state on its border.
Mr Truman, this is what happens when you do not finish the job. You should have listened to McArthur and used the nukes. Not only would Korea be united, but Communism would have collapsed in the 50’s-60’s.
It also exists because the Kim family won’t give up their position as god-kings, because South Korea would be bankrupted by re-uniting with North Korea and because a united Korea sharing a border with the PRC would dramatically change the political landscape.
There are lots of things in play here, and the Kims exploit ever one...