His provocative view on China’s need for North Korea’s mischief generated numerous polarizing comments from readers. Many were surprised by his analysis. Most readers seemed to have misread his points. He appears to have camouflaged his subtle message to evade censorship, but a small number of sophisticated readers – both hard line communists and pro-democracy netizens – got it, and they expressed their opinions in a heated cyber debate.
Regardless of his real intention, Yang’s analysis offered a unique interpretation of Beijing’s motivation for sustaining its rogue neighbor. The following is the translation of an abridged version of Yang’s essay.] [1]