Lweji totally agree. If any war occurs in that region, it will be Russia/China/NK/plus an assortment of other small countries allied. A look at KCNA - the North Korean state news page - today shows Chinese, Russian, Egyptian and Venezuelan officials visiting the country, and as a frequent visitor to that page, that’s not unusual. Occasionally they get Philippine officials, sometimes Cuban. However, mostly it’s Russian and Chinese. Rarely do South Koreans visit, or if they do, it isn’t reported. Japan is lambasted frequently and thoroughly on KCNA.
To me, this points to clear alliances with Russia and China, a hatred for Japan, and a deep distrust for rest of the Western world. I don’t see this changing in a hurry.