Those improved ties matter, because the time has come for China to rebalance its traditional geostrategic interests with its role as a global leader. That calls for a Chinese policy of disciplined engagement toward North Korea, without which an internationally coordinated solution to the nuclear problem – and, with it, the promise of more productive relations with the US and South Korea – will be impossible.
这些关系的改善十分重要，因为中国需要重新平衡其传统地缘政治利益和全球领袖的角色。这需要中国为朝鲜制定纪律，否则朝鲜核问题的国际合作解决方案就无法实现，与美国和韩国建立更加建设性的关系的承诺也无法兑现。