Are you so sure about that? It's my understanding that NK is far from a PRC puppet state, and have a strained relationship, but being that NK depends heavily o

Are you so sure about that? It's my understanding that NK is far from a PRC puppet state, and have a strained relationship, but being that NK depends heavily on China for it's continued existence and security, they do have some sway. Kim Jong Il has conducted several actions, like the 2006 nuclear test, which has embarrassed and/or annoyed China considerably, underneath the public facade. Some pertinent links: http://www.cfr.org/china/china-north-korea-relationship/p11097 http://www.cfr.org/china/china-north-korea-relationship/p110... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China%E2...