# China No Longer Controls North Korea || Peter Zeihan

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Podcast: [The Peter Zeihan Podcast Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-peter-zeihan-podcast-series-5965677)
Published: 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/zeihan/2900647
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## Resource

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