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Thank you for the comments. They were thought provoking.

I agree with your take on things.

It would be nice if China would see the need to open up the N.K. economy to improve the place.

Currently the only true economic area is the small city area that Fat Boys created and built for the ‘top’ elites.....they have their own little community with stores, medical etc. created so they will not leave the country as often. Same with the ski resort and such he's built. None of which is for the average citizen in the city.

China doesn't care one iotta if N.Korea or it's people improve.....they only see N.Korea as leverage material....and what they can sell to them....of course with Trump it's another story now. We can only watch and see how far this goes with China....but I tend to think China themselves will take out Fat Boy when they have nothing to loose and have their ducks in a row to take over with a puppet government in N.Korea.

Unfortunately the Asian mindset 'always' works at 'saving face' so whatever happens will 'appear' favorable for China....never make them look as bad as they are.

One other thing....You wrote...”It would be nice if China would see the need to open up the N.K. economy to improve the place.”....

Better would be if the population would open up to improve their nation...but under their ideological ‘law I call Juice”
and again that of saving face, I don’t see the population being open to outside influences when it comes to how their country is run. They’ve lived generations as a socialist communistic nation, unless this new generation mounts up I can’t see much change happening even in the long run. The people have to ‘want it’....there’s not much critical thinking among the average population..if any.