China orders North Korean firms to close down within 120 days

[The Murderous Cop]

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/09/28/0401000000AEN20170928012000315.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41431057
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/china-tells-north-korean-firms-to-close-as-part-of-un-sanctions

China on Thursday ordered North Korean companies in the country to close down within 120 days of the United Nations Security Council's passage of the latest of sanctions on Sept. 12.

The decision, made public on the website of China's commerce ministry, is seen as part of its efforts to intensify pressure on the reclusive state to give up nuclear weapons. It will also apply to China-North Korea joint ventures, it said.

uh oh

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[e-maxx]

O stuff its happening

[RedGajin]

how does nk still have money. when is there going to be some sort of revolution by the citizens

[Drydess]

how does nk still have money. when is there going to be some sort of revolution by the citizens

i was wondering that myself lmao

[Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph]

how does nk still have money. when is there going to be some sort of revolution by the citizens

they still have money because they say they have money

[snot2]

north korea invented money

[LeisureSuit912]

how does nk still have money. when is there going to be some sort of revolution by the citizens

The people living there are too conditioned / demoralized to try and overthrow the regime in NK, unfortunately

[Magus]

The people living there are too conditioned / demoralized to try and overthrow the regime in NK, unfortunately

They probably don't think they could succeed. Consider the size of North Korea's military compared to the population. Consider how much of the military they'd need to get on their side to have a chance of winning. Consider the difficulty of organizing a rebellion of that size without being caught. Consider that they have nuclear weapons and that they might even consider using them on their own people.

And if they were to consider aid from foreign powers, how would they request it? What demands would they make in turn? Not to mention that involving a foreign power would make it a restart of the Korean War.

[BLockyBuildingBro]

"stop it"

"make me friend"

[RedGajin]

but like, soldiers aren't going to fight unless they're getting paid (for the most part). at what point does nk just become so poor that so many people and soldiers are starving that they turn on the regime? wouldn't Kim probably lash out and attack before that happens?

[kongo]

china will lose from this. now they won't be able to import north korea's fresh, high-quality grass rations

[cblock360]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/28/north-korea-millions-sign-up-military/711381001/

Um guys?????

[PhantOS]

you can't mind control people to run a billion dollar military without being paid. NK has some source of money (probably trades/deals with countries that haven't sanctioned them yet) and if those get cut off they won't even have enough money to continue their nuclear program. nukes cost like billions of dollars to produce and maintain and they aren't at all worth using in an offensive manner. not even the US would use it in an offensive manner except like, test how it works (japan 1945)

eventually they'll have no choice but to dissolve their military program if they have any hopes of feeding their population

[Magus]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/28/north-korea-millions-sign-up-military/711381001/

Um guys?????

Somewhat understandable if you think of it from their perspective. In their eyes, they are signing up to defend themselves from an aggressive foreign power whose leader promises war. It's like Imperial Japan in WW2.

[RedGajin]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/28/north-korea-millions-sign-up-military/711381001/

Um guys?????

considering it's from a nk news source, it's just more propoganda and id hardly believe anywhere close to that number signed up