The only possible explanation lies in the Chinese government’s struggle to control the Shenyang Military District, which borders North Korea. Otherwise, China may well have stopped supplying oil and food to the North after Kim’s regime conducted nuclear tests, in line with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874, which imposed stringent economic sanctions against North Korea.
唯一可能的解释在于中国政府内部的沈阳军区控制权之争。否则，在金氏政权进行核试验后，中国早就可以根据联合国安理会1718和1874号决议（决定对朝鲜实施严厉经济制裁），切断对朝石油和粮食供应。中国也可以否决两份决议，以避免朝鲜的崩溃和可能由此导致的难民涌入。但中国并未这样做。问题就在于沈阳军区拒绝实施。