So, in Kim’s perverse logic, a new push for UN sanctions, and new security-conscious governments in Japan and South Korea, will strengthen North Korea’s hold on Chinese foreign policy. Thus, the missile launch can be viewed as an indication of how threatened the Kim dynasty feels: the regime appears to believe that it must blackmail its closest ally in order to maintain its support.
因此，按照金正恩倒行逆施的逻辑，再次推动联合国制裁、促成日韩两国选出新的注重安全问题的政府将协助朝鲜绑架中国的外交政策。因此，导弹发射可以看作金氏王朝深感遭受威胁的凭据：朝鲜政权似乎认为必须绑架最亲密的盟友才能确保获得支持。