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.
In some ways, I agree with you. I do think the N.K. populace is ready to face the truth, and it’s going to explode on them sooner or later.