Those ties may well depend on moving to punish North Korea for its nuclear test, and at least experimenting to see if firm pressure on North Korea will bring it back to the bargaining table.

• 有理由认为，这些关系处理的怎样将取决于如何推动因核试验而惩罚朝鲜，至少是会考验强大的压力是不是能够将朝鲜带回到讨价还价桌旁。