# Why does China tolerate loudmouthed North Korean leadership?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 15, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-china-tolerate-loudmouthed-north-korean-leadership/493209 "2009-04-15T19:21:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-china-tolerate-loudmouthed-north-korean-leadership/493209/21 "2009-04-16T19:45:21Z")

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> [@NurseCarmen](#):
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> Sadly, all of the 10 foot pink bunnies have been eaten.

Mmmm… giant [Peeps.](http://www.swankparty.com/images/peeps-pinkbunnies16.jpg) I can see why they’ve been eaten.

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**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-china-tolerate-loudmouthed-north-korean-leadership/493209/22 "2009-04-17T00:10:20Z")

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> [@puddleglum](#):
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> China has not paid any price for its sponsorship of the Norks and absent any move by the Japanese is unlikely to.

I think this is the foundation of the situation, but for a country that wants to be accepted into the modern world power brotherhood, it seems strange they wouldn’t act more like it.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-china-tolerate-loudmouthed-north-korean-leadership/493209/23 "2009-04-17T00:51:46Z")

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> [@Ravenman](#):
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> Mmmm… giant [Peeps.](http://www.swankparty.com/images/peeps-pinkbunnies16.jpg) I can see why they’ve been eaten.

Don’t mess with [giant peeps](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/erf0010.html).

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