BEIJING – After nearly a month of belligerent bluster from North Korea, China appears to have had enough, ending its silence about North Korea’s brinkmanship and suddenly roaring its disapproval of its ally’s reckless threats. China’s exceptional tough talk does not necessarily mean that it intends to abandon Kim Jong-un’s regime; but, at the very least, it does suggest that a radical shift in China’s policy toward North Korea might no longer be unthinkable.
北京—朝鲜放出战争狂言近一个月后，中国好像是受够了，不再对朝鲜的边缘行为保持沉默，突然表示了对这一盟国鲁莽威胁的失望。中国反常的强硬态度并不一定意味着它想抛弃金正恩政权，但至少表明了中国对朝政策的急剧变化不再向以往那样是不可想象的。