[chasio649]

I don't either. Nothing happens in NK without the PRC's approval.

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NK is doing China's bidding...get for real folks.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

China wants the US out of the Pacific and wants a subservient Japan. Though various means, including the good cop/bad cop routine, China makes progress in this aim through the activities of NK. NK may not even be completely aware of China's ultimate game.