As a result, firms must dedicate considerable time and effort to dealing with North Korea’s often volatile and opaque politics, exemplified in the recent execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful uncle, Jang Song-thaek. This challenging climate undermines the project’s viability, even though the business model – based on lower-cost workers from the North producing labor-intensive goods – makes sense.
因此，企业不得不把大量的时间和精力用于和朝鲜变化莫测、难以看懂的政坛波动周旋上，最近朝鲜领袖金正恩的曾经炙手可热的姑父张成泽被处决就是明证。环境的多边影响了工业园区项目的可行性，尽管其业务模式——用朝鲜的低成本工人制造劳动密集型产品是有效的。