[Eric in the Ozarks]

China, to a major extent, arms, feeds and provides heating fuel to the NKs.
The PRC could snap its fingers and the Kims would be history.

[SeeSharp]

No, I don’t think they have anything like that much control. Uncle “human scum” was China’s man and he just got whacked. China’s aid to NK pas been problematic as well. A couple of years ago they sent a train load of food and the Norks stole the train, locomotive and all.