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I think you may be right, says 79 in a source I read but 61 in all others. Anyway they are allies in theory, they wouldn't be in practice. Which is a shame because it would be good to give China a bit of a tickle too, bring them down a peg or two.

No. I don't mean the 1961 treaty, I mean the 1979 treaty. Renewed in 1981 and 2001. For the record, I don't think for a second the Chinese would honour this pact but the facts remain, in 1971 they signed a treaty coupling them as allies that is valid until 2021.

I think you are right. However, they are officially allies as has been referred to countless times in the news since this latest round of bother started.

In 1979, the two countries signed the Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty, whereby China pledged to immediately render military and other assistance by all means to its ally against any outside attack.This treaty is valid until 2021. Although, you are correct in that...

My theory is that China simply want nothing to do with a conflict in any way and that is the reason they are allied with NK. It's simple but clever of China: If Trump aggresses China is under no obligation to assist the US military action and if NK tries to retaliate or heaven forbid, use Nukes...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41139445 It's a real conundrum. I think somebody very soon is going to teach Kim a very humiliating lesson. Before it's too late.