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No.. China just needs to stop trading with them.. This is a country that is in no way self reliant and with the only one bringing them the resources and things they need, the best way to hurt them is to cut off that arterie. This will have 2 possible scenarios.. Either forcing NK to attack or to come to terms with the UN. Kim only has one goal and that is to stay in power and maintain it, and attacking would be suicide for him. No country can stay stable without any sort of trade and especially if it's a country with a shortage of fertile land to provide the basic necessities of its population. I think kim fears a peasants revolt if he cannot provide food for his people and so would see that the best way to resolve a complete isolation from the world would be to extend the olive branch... China is the key to solving this.