Air and land routes: Considered a rogue state by the West, North Korea is able to use air and land routes through China with minimal interference or inspection.
陆空通道：朝鲜是西方国家眼中的无赖国家，它可以使用中国的空中、陆地通道，并只得到很少的干涉和检查。
Cheap labor: For its part, China seems to be interested in its neighbor's natural resources and cheap labor.
廉价劳动力：在这方面，中国似乎对朝鲜这个邻国的自然资源和廉价劳动力很感兴趣。
Mining and commodities companies: There are about 200 Chinese companies in operation in North Korea, most of which are involved in mining and the production of commodities.
矿业和商品公司：有大约200家中国公司在朝鲜运营，其中大部分是关于矿业和商品生产的。
中国援助朝鲜粮食
Because North Korea cannot finance its trade through borrowing, it has a $1.25 billion deficit with China, according to the Council of Foreign Relations. Beijing is also the largest foreign direct investor, according to the Korea Economic Institute of America.
根据对外关系协会的数据，由于朝鲜无法通过借贷来为本国商贸提供资金，朝鲜与中国有12.5亿美元的赤字。根据美国的韩国经济研究院的数据，北京同时也是朝鲜最大的外国直接投资者。
金正恩仰望打入空中的朝鲜火箭
Some experts see signs that China might be losing patience with North Korea. For example, China has criticized North Korea's nuclear weapons tests.
一些专家观察到，中国可能正在对朝鲜失去耐心。例如，中国曾经批评过朝鲜的核武器试验。
But the Chinese government has also offered its reclusive neighbor a measure of support. In February, Beijing criticized a UN report that accused North Korea of human rights violations, and this month tried unsuccessfully -- together with Russia -- to prevent the UN Security Council discussing the issue.
但中国政府同时也为这位隐居的邻居提供了一定程度的支持。在二月份，北京批评了一份指控朝鲜侵犯人权的联合国报告，而这个月，中国和俄罗斯一同试图阻止联合国安理会讨论这个问题，但未遂。以下是美国网友评论：
