Faced with that prospect, the US and South Korea could take steps to reassure China that they would not exploit such a situation by moving their troops to China’s border. In the past, when the US has suggested quiet talks to discuss contingency planning in the case of regime collapse, China has been wary of offending and weakening North Korea.
面临如此前景，美国和韩国可能采取步骤向中国保证它们不会利用此局面向中国边境派遣军队。在过去，当美国建议就政权崩溃问题的或有计划进行秘密谈判时，中国总是担心侵犯或削弱朝鲜。但中国要想走出困境，下一步或许应该是找出讨论这一或有情景的模式。