which today we have difficult, hostile sometimes relationships but we're not really worried about a nuclear conflict with them or being attacked by them because they ultimately have rational leadership. that is not the case with north korea. now, you asked the question, why is china not doing more than it could be doing to stop the north korean program? honestly, we're guessing here. part of it is that they benefit from the way in which north korea keeps south korea, japan and us on edge. secondly, there's a whole series here which is worth exploring, that the people's liberation army of china has a separate relationship with the military of north korea that really goes back to the korean war. i know that literally xi