Chinese power over North Korea? It`s more myth than reality
(WorldNews South Korea)

The countries, after all, share a long, porous border, several millennia of history and deep ideological roots. Tens, and possibly hundreds, of thousands of Chinese soldiers, including Mao Zedong`s son, died to save North Korea from obliteration during the Korean War, and China is essentially Pyongyang`s economic lifeline, responsible for most of its trade and oil. ......