A further complication concerns North Korea’s nuclear aspirations. The North appears to be convinced that, with nuclear weapons, it can maintain complete diplomatic independence, and that China, fearing nuclear blackmail, will never abandon it.
让局面更加复杂的是朝鲜的核野心。朝鲜似乎坚信，有了核武器就有了完全的外交独立，而害怕核要挟的中国永远不会抛弃它。