There are no purely political predictions here. Politics has become so poisonous that anything said immediately becomes a partisan battle. But there is controversy and probably a few surprises. Nobody predicted the Internet — it just happened.
China has few good options in North Korea, but they will act to prevent a country directly on their border from becoming an ally of western countries or a collapse of the government. It’s clear that Kim Jong-un won’t change his methods and those increasingly threaten China’s goals. China invaded North Korea once before during the Korean War.
The Next Step: The world will not prevent whatever China does in North Korea.