[econjack]

Nothing happens in NK without China’s tacit approval.

I doubt this. Kim is too flaky and his actions too unpredictable to reflect a 100% tie-in to China. Say what you will about China, they are not stupid and they know that making us PO'ed right now would place their economy in serious jeopardy.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

How about 85 percent ?
NK survives or crashes with or without China.