China has reacted by saying the situation is complicated and encouraging north korea to create conditions for a return to talks. Is that all that china can do or say . It seems all it is prepared to say. Incidentally, there is also a statement from the Russian National news agency warning that this is a Dangerous Development but also almost pleading for caution and not be rushed response. As far as china is concerned, it has more influence. There is evidence that it has been tightening economic sanctions on north korea. Its problem is twofold. If the worst came to the worst and there was any kind of major conflict which hopefully would fall short of the use of nuclear weapons, that could still lead to millions of north koreans fleeing into china. It is an added problem the chinese do not want. More than that, in the long term, they do not want to see a unified Berlin Chiller more or less under western influence, so what they want is a slow, steady possibly peaceful transition to a more