For the first time since the North Koreans began their rhetorical climb toward the summit of Mount Apocalypse, they have taken a step back – and it is an important one. It appears that Pyongyang’s closure of the Kaesong industrial complex, the only co-operative commercial link between the two Koreas, is temporary. That is good news, if not a huge surprise. It reassures us that the regime still cares about cash flow and the jobs of the more than 50,000 North Koreans who work there – and that there is still some distance between Pyongyang’s words and deeds.
自朝鲜方面开始在言语上表现得就像要攀爬“末日山”顶峰以来，他们首次退后了一步，这是非常重要的一步。目前看来，朝方关闭开城工业园区是暂时的。开城工业园区是朝韩双方唯一的商业合作纽带。这是一个好消息，甚至是一个巨大的惊喜。我们因此感到安心，因为它表明朝鲜政权仍关心现金流以及在园区工作的逾5万名朝鲜人的就业，也表明了平壤仍然言行不一。
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