Keep this in mind, back in 1927 China had under 500 million people, today they have 1.4 billion.
We have discussed the upcoming economic implosion in the real estate markets related to the Evergrande bankruptcy, tick tock.
Evergrande's debt is due now. https://asiatimes.com/2021/11/evergrandes-bankruptcy-still-just-a-matter-of-time/
3/23/2022 Evergrande Failure Imminent! https://thephaser.com/2022/03/alert-evergrande-failure-imminent-hold-tightly-to-silver-cryptos-for-after-the-crash/
The Chinese people do not trust the Chinese stock market. I read that 70% of the Chinese people invested in the booming real estate market over the years. It is about to go belly up. Real estate markets are going to get wrecked. House prices will fall and the life savings of the Chinese people will go up in smoke.
1927
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_massacre
The Chinese people will hang these pricks and they know it.
Oppressive governments are constantly in fear of their own people. The Communists promised people prosperity and if they can't keep the economy going (aka "food in people's mouths") then people will revolt. It's not as simple as "order the military (which is also the people)" to kill all of the people. China is totally dependent on their relationship with the rest of the world and if they openly slaughter half of Shanghai then this will inevitably be condemned by the rest of the world. They will face sanctions, meaning no foreign resources. All their foreign support will dry up because foreign powers will know the Chinese government does not have support of the people. China's enemies will stir up revolts everywhere to burn shit down in blitzkrieg-type attacks until there is no infrastructure left.
And how are those Chinese soldiers going to feel when they find out all of their and their families' life investments no longer exist? How can Beijing be sure that the soldiers stationed at all of the posts along Chinese borders will not (in their poverty and discontent) start abandoning their posts or accepting bribes to let foreign soldiers in, etc.
Ultimately, as an organization, China cannot exist without the cooperation of its people.
And yet North Korea still exists
What you're talking about is actually western propaganda about NK. For example, they have a thriving black market for western media.
https://www.npr.org/2017/07/05/534742750/watching-foreign-movies-is-illegal-in-north-korea-but-plenty-do-it-anyway
They know of the outside world and want to go there. And no, they don't think he's a God. They may tell you otherwise because if you don't publicly revere the guy, your life may be at stake.
I don't know if I would call what they have "existence"
USA bombed ten countries...no sanctions