This is the only prudent stance for South Korea to adopt when face-to-face negotiations with the North begin on February 8. For what Kim is now offering is not peace, but a “peace offensive” – a tactic used by the North repeatedly since the armistice of 1953 in order to sow division whenever the regime’s adversaries have demonstrated unity and resolve.
发自东京——每当朝鲜突然抛出橄榄枝，全世界都应警惕其背后的居心。因此在2月8日朝韩重开双边会谈之时，韩国人应对朝方的行为和动机留个心眼。因为金正日真正想要的并非和平，而是所谓“和平攻势”——某种自1953年停战以来就屡试不爽的伎俩，目的就是为了破坏和瓦解对方阵营的团结。