Constructive economic engagement will benefit ordinary North Koreans, who have suffered as much as any people on Earth since the Cold War’s end. The root cause of North Korea’s economic difficulties is its isolation from the forces of globalization, from which East Asia in particular has profited.
建设性的经济接触将惠及普通的朝鲜民众，自冷战结束之后，该国民众业已尝遍了世间的种种艰辛。朝鲜之所以遭遇经济困难，其根源在于：该国孤立在了东亚地区从中获益尤为丰厚的全球化力量之外。