Rumors of War - Kings of the East

China warms to South Korea as plans for refugees surface online - UPI.com
UPI reports: "South Korea recently reassured China with a public announcement to not add more THAAD batteries to the current deployment. North Korea, however, has not shown signs of cooperating with Chinese requests for an end to weapons tests and Kim Jong Un may have recently snubbed a top Chinese envoy. The relative lack of communication between the two traditional partners is prompting speculation Beijing is building refugee camps near North Korea, to possibly prepare for a breakout of conflict, The Guardian reported Tuesday."

Comment: There continue to be reports of strain in the relationship between China and North Korea and now we are getting reports that China is preparing to accommodate the waves of refugees that would be the result of conflict. This is prudent. War is not the only outcome that would generate an exodus of refugees, it's possible that the Kim regime could collapse from within. Either way, it's telling that China is preparing for such dire consequences.