As Asia’s recent history shows, authoritarian regimes tend to open up in response to a combination of grassroots movements and gradual top-down reforms. North Koreans may well be prepared to provide the former, but whether the government is prepared to do its part remains highly uncertain, to say the least.
尽管有诸多缺陷，但类似开城工业园区这样的项目有助于建立合作和信任的氛围。亚洲的最新历史表明，集权主义政权通常会因为草根运动和自上而下的渐进改革而开启国门。朝鲜人可能已经做好了草根运动的准备，但政府是否做好了自上而下的渐进改革则远未可知。