China’s interest in a new North Korea policy is not entirely new. After all, China’s policy toward the country has been gradually moving in a more constructive direction for the past two decades, reflecting China’s growing international prominence, as well as its leaders’ cautious embrace of the global role that their country’s new economic might has provided.
中国对新朝鲜政策的兴趣算不上全新。毕竟，过去二十年来，中国对朝政策一直在逐渐朝更具建设性的方向改变，这反映出中国日渐提高的国际突出地位以及其领导人谨慎行使中国经济实力带来的全球影响力的态度。