Kim’s intentions may become clearer next month, when the North is expected to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party by conducting a nuclear test and launching a new intercontinental missile. But China, South Korea, and the US – whose policies toward North Korea are now more closely aligned than ever – should not simply wait to see what happens.
金正恩的意图可能在下个月表现得更加清楚，届时朝鲜将用核试验和发射洲际导弹庆祝执政的朝鲜劳动党成立70周年。但中国、韩国和美国——如今三国对朝政策前所未有地统一——不应该坐视情况发展。它们应该组织与朝鲜的对话，并采取措施说服金正恩不要在对抗的道路上越走越远。