The expansion of special economic zones – supported by increased private investment, especially from firms that are not South Korean or Chinese – would significantly improve the odds that North Korea’s regime eases its repressive rule and embraces a program of economic reform, as China did more than three decades ago. The task of defusing the threat to regional peace and stability that North Korea poses should be one that is shared across Asia.
特别经济区的扩张——通过私人投资，特别是来自韩国或中国的企业的私人投资的支持——将极大地增加朝鲜政权像三十多年前的中国那样放松高压政策、采取经济改革的可能性。消除来自朝鲜的地区和平与稳定威胁的任务应该由所有亚洲国家共同承担。