But when the North Korean regime realized that smile diplomacy did not get it whatever it was they wanted, the country’s rulers shifted back to hostility. This time, the authorities froze South Korean real estate in the Geumgang Mountain tourist zone and, most seriously of all, attacked the Cheonan.
但当北朝鲜政府意识到微笑外交没能达到目的的时候，这个国家的领导人又转而重回敌对政策。 这一次，北朝鲜当局冻结了南朝鲜在锦江山旅游区持有的房产，而更严重的是对天安号发动了袭击。 北朝鲜政府甚至派遣两名间谍到首尔刺杀黄长烨，黄是有史以来从北朝鲜叛逃到韩国的最高级别的官员。