Wow, how misleading is that? In case most people do not know and this is not rocket science, North Korea is a proxy of China and it been that way for most of the past 1200 years of history. Korea have always been a tribute kingdom to China and proxy to Red China. Few decades of Japanese rule don't count for centuries under the Chinese oversight. Most of North Korea's resources come from China. Most of North Korea's tech come from China. How do people think that a barren nation like North Korea got the resources to developed nuclear missile programs?? North Korea don't eat, act, think or poop without the Chinese approval. Everything else is just public relation ploy create to give an image of North Korea's independent sovereignty.  Look at the Korean War, who came to North Korea's rescue? Hordes of Red Chinese Army. During the 1590s when Japan invaded Korea, the Ming dynasty sent massive armies to aid the Koreans. Both interventions were successful. Both nations are joined at the hip.