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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by howlgarnish on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:20AM (#25134323)
The PRC has absolutely zero interest in taking over the DPRK. They just don't want it to fall in unfriendly/US-aligned hands.

See also: Korean War, where Chinese intervened to stop the US-allied South from winning against the North.

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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by baybal2 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:27AM (#25134369)
If they were, they would not have been trying to displace Kim themselves, and risking Kim risking his country to save his head.

You remember Kim's brother VXed in Malaysia? He was China's bid on NK throne. China was trying to launch a coup in NK.

China been trying to seize power in NK for decades.

NK-China relations are complicated ones. China wants NK, but is afraid of losing NK if their machinations flop, and push the NK towards the West.

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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by howlgarnish on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @04:13AM (#25134681)
Oh, China absolutely wants to control/exert influence in NK, I just don't see them being at all interested in military takeover of the country -- except perhaps if it falls into the "wrong" hands, in which case they might invade to install a compliant regime and then GTFO (see also: Korean War).
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