The effect of North Korea's third nuclear test on Chinese citizens

The tensions between North Korea and China have escalated over the past week. Citizens in China have begun to put pressure on the Chinese government to rethink their relationship with North Korea. This week, after warnings from the U.N. and China not to launch a third nuclear test, North Korea announced that it had conducted its third test, roughly 100 miles from a Chinese town near the border. Chinese citizens felt a tremor on the morning of the test, which was measured by Chinese scientists to be at a 5.1 magnitude. It is unclear whether the test was in fact a nuclear test or an explosion designed to mimic a nuclear blast. Citizens in Yanji City feared that the Chinese government was lying to them about the radiation levels being normal. They feared that radiation might spread to their towns eventually. Citizens are asking the Chinese government to limit oil and food shipments to North Korea. I believe that the citizens are right because the North Korean government isn’t considering negotiations with any country or even the U.N. This could be dangerous to its neighbor countries and it might be beneficial for China to stop supplying them.