1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishChris Green, Leiden Universityhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/chris-green/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="e0LfDIQM5J"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/unhappy-china-seeking-not-to-drive/">Unhappy China Seeking “Not to Drive Kim Mad”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/unhappy-china-seeking-not-to-drive/embed/#?secret=e0LfDIQM5J" width="600" height="338" title="“Unhappy China Seeking “Not to Drive Kim Mad”” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="e0LfDIQM5J" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A second crop of leaked U.S. embassy cables from the past two years has revealed the belief in South Korean diplomatic quarters that while China will be powerless to stop North Korea from collapsing within three years of Kim Jong Il’s death, a new generation of Chinese leaders may be emerging with less opposition to […]