But the situation also offers an important opportunity: a gain in strategic trust between China and the United States, the two countries with the capacity to resolve the tensions once and for all. If they manage to cooperate constructively in order to shape a peace acceptable to all sides, this would make not only Korea, but also the region and the world, a safer place.
马德里——朝鲜一而再、再而三的威胁已经让朝鲜半岛成为全世界最危险的热点之一。但朝鲜局势同样面临着重要机遇：中美两个能永久化解半岛紧张局势的国家可以藉此增强战略互信。如果两国建设性合作实现各方能共同接受的和平，就可以巩固半岛、地区乃至整个世界的安全局势。