Will the North Korean government fall if/when China ends trade with them?

2016-09-11T02:51:54-04:00

North Korea is currently in a state of poverty and is heavily reliant on goods from China. With China being one of North Koreas only allies, if the Chinese end trade with the North Korean government, what will happen to the increasingly unstable?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 11 at 2016 3:29 AM

2016-09-11T03:29:04-04:00

Too much corruption in China to let N.Korea fail.

Response by Maj Marty Hogan made Sep 11 at 2016 8:41 AM

2016-09-11T08:41:29-04:00

Don't really see it happening, but one can hope ENS Private RallyPoint Member

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 11 at 2016 10:45 AM

2016-09-11T10:45:41-04:00

If China were to stop supporting North Korea, I can see one of two things happening. 1) North Korea military would attack South Korea. 2) North Korea's senior leadership would stage a coup and overthrow Kim.

Response by COL David Turk made Sep 11 at 2016 12:32 PM

2016-09-11T12:32:13-04:00

China will continue to support a separate Korea. If it gets too much to their dislike, a regime change would be in the cards. Probably some general or high level directorate they cultivated.

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Sep 11 at 2016 3:29 PM

2016-09-11T15:29:59-04:00

With the North Koreans just expect the worst, they are not rational. The Chinese are not much better. Yes I am still pissed that MacArthur was stopped at the Yalu River .

Response by SFC George Smith made Sep 11 at 2016 9:46 PM

2016-09-11T21:46:40-04:00

I hope they Crash and Burn...

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 12 at 2016 10:04 AM

2016-09-12T10:04:19-04:00

I think if that happens they will strike with nukes causing a world wide disaster

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2017 2:48 AM

2017-08-08T02:48:18-04:00

It's possible but it would be near impossible to do that because many criminal elements in china deal with the North Koreans and your talking about a country were corruption is rampant.