Post by Logan on Jan 12, 2016 5:19:42 GMT -6
Cut in China's energy supply could 'paralyze' North Korea, analyst says
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- China plays a key role as North Korea's energy supplier, and the entire country could be thrown into chaos within a week if Beijing decides to cut supply, a South Korean think tank said Monday.
The analysis from Korea Energy Economics Institute comes at a time Beijing is being rebuked by the United States for not doing enough to prevent North Korea provocations.
Pyongyang announced Wednesday it had "successfully" tested a hydrogen bomb.
Kim Kyung-sul, a senior research fellow at KEEI, told Yonhap that North Korea relies 100 percent on China for crude oil imports. That means the fate of North Korea's economy depends heavily on Chinese actions.
Continued at www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/01/11/Cut-in-Chinas-energy-supply-could-paralyze-North-Korea-analyst-says/7451452539898/?spt=slh&or=5 .
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- China plays a key role as North Korea's energy supplier, and the entire country could be thrown into chaos within a week if Beijing decides to cut supply, a South Korean think tank said Monday.
The analysis from Korea Energy Economics Institute comes at a time Beijing is being rebuked by the United States for not doing enough to prevent North Korea provocations.
Pyongyang announced Wednesday it had "successfully" tested a hydrogen bomb.
Kim Kyung-sul, a senior research fellow at KEEI, told Yonhap that North Korea relies 100 percent on China for crude oil imports. That means the fate of North Korea's economy depends heavily on Chinese actions.
Continued at www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/01/11/Cut-in-Chinas-energy-supply-could-paralyze-North-Korea-analyst-says/7451452539898/?spt=slh&or=5 .