China has been propping up the North Korean regime for decades now. Not only do they provide oil to keep the lights (mostly) on, but China acts as a re-shipper

China has been propping up the North Korean regime for decades now. Not only do they provide oil to keep the lights (mostly) on, but China acts as a re-shipper for shady North Korean exports like drugs, military hardware, and counterfeit cash. That's where the hard currency comes from to keep Kim in the saddle. North Korea may end up with a coup or a revolution, but change isn't going to come through economic collapse absent a change in Chinese policy.