China must warn North Korea that it will not be pressured into providing support even when Chinese national interests have been undermined. Indeed, China should make clear that, much as it would prefer North Korea to survive and prosper, it could afford to allow its erstwhile ally to implode.
中国必须警告朝鲜：它宁可让自身国家利益受损也不会为朝鲜提供帮助。事实上，中国应当表明态度，尽管也很希望朝鲜能继续存在并走向繁荣，但倘若后者一意孤行，它也有能力承担这个昔日盟友土崩瓦解的后果。