There’s one thing we can say for certain when North Korea makes an aggressive move: China loses.

Every since the most recent North Korean test, South Korea and Japan are hugging each other—and the United States—tighter.

North Korea is a major roadblock for warmer relations between Beijing and Seoul.

The U.S. might also separately send F-22s, B-2s, and nuclear submarines to the region.

The biggest fallout from North Korea’s nuclear test appears to be the strengthening of the alliance between South Korea and Japan.

Japan’s Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s Park Gyeun-He are the big winners here.