But the big problem was that the North’s leadership apparently interpreted China’s policy as a sign of unwillingness to pressure the North on nuclear matters. Indeed, North Korean behavior became much more provocative, including an attack in 2010 that sank the South Korean corvette Cheonan and another in which the South’s Yeonpyeong Island was shelled.
这一政策的一个结果是朝鲜经济更加依赖中国了。但大问题是朝鲜领导人显然将中国的这一政策解读为不愿意就核问题向朝鲜施压的信号。事实上，朝鲜的行为变得更具挑衅性，包括在2010年炮击延坪岛，击沉韩国巡洋舰天安号和另一艘军舰。