Read an article by the Washington Post that stated Chinese annoyance with the North Korean regime is increasing following more tests of ICBM’s in the small communist state. Reasons for this annoyance? Probably that is gives the United States and Seoul a valid excuse for positioning THAAD anti-missile systems operated by US troops in South Korea. China sees these installations as a threat to their military influence within the region, looking at the United States actions as imprudent. In fact, the Chinese state run media has latched on to the Chinese regimes sentiment, stating that Seoul will need to be dealt with in the long run. However, because of North Korean ICBM testing, it foils the Chinese argument that the THAAD system is irrelevant, thus granting legitimacy to US and South Korean officials behind its installation.

In short, China has a historic alliance with the North Koreans, but in recent years North Korea is creating more issues for China than helping them out. In my opinion China had better distance themselves from the North Korean regime, or reign them in tight. Otherwise there is a potential for there to begin a miniature arms race within the region between South Korea and China.

Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/analysis-north-korea-tests-four-more-missiles-%E2%80%94-and-china%E2%80%99s-patience/ar-AAnRVAP?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp