[Antoninus]

If NK attacks, it's with the tacit blessing of China, who will bluster and bemoan the attack in public, while shipping arms to the NKs covertly.

I sure hope SK and Japan are prepared. The US is good-for-nothing right now.

[AdmSmith]

No, I do not think that China would support this, the financial consequences would be terrible. The Chinese economy would suffer hence no Chinese involvement. My bet is that there will be an agreement between Washington and Beijing, Moscow will, as always, try to throw sand in the machinery.