Very interesting ..China should use whatever influence it has over North Korea, to push for cpitalistic economic reforms and an opening of the border for trade, investment, and familial reunion.

The current US administration will become increasingly motivated to enter into conflict to distract from Trump's political problems, and the US needs a periodic demonstration of military power to maintain dominance. Unfortunately, because of the shitshow in Iraq, the next demonstration will undoubtedly be 'extremely' assymetric ..meaning, very likely nuclear.

The only way for the penninsula to avoid such calamity is for N.Korea to take itself out of the darkness ...and right now!