North Korea Seeks Talks, Experts' Views Mixed

　　China and North Korea are holding the first strategic dialogue on Wednesday in Beijing regarding tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

 

　　But whether these talks will be able to make denuclearizing the peninsula a possibility? Answers remain mixed.

 

　　He Fei reports.

 

　　Despite a hard stance so far, it was North Korea who proposed these talks here with China, with another talks proposed between Pyongyang and the United States later on the same issue.

 

　　Many feel that after wide condemnation¹ for the nuclear test at the beginning of the year, these talks are a signal from North Korea wanting to create a favorable environment for itself on the international arena².

 

　　The discussions in Beijing are co-chaired by China's Vice³ Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan.

 

　　Zhang Liangui is a professor from the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and he expects the dialogue will help facilitate the denuclearization of Korean Peninsula.

 

　　"Kim Kye Gwan is the leading delegates from North Korea attending the six-party talks and has long been involved in diplomatic activities concerning the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, which is inevitably⁴ a topic on the top of his agenda in China. North Korea and China can exchange views on this issue through the strategic dialogue, which would have valuable outcome for further development."

 

　　China hasn't been the only one to receive a call from Pyongyang though, with Japan, South Korea as well as the United States receiving discussion proposals.

 

　　But some analysts⁵ say the gesture is just out of North Korea's need to develop its economy, but not a positive sign of the country dropping its nuclear program.

 

　　Piao Jianyi, chief of the Center of Korean Peninsula Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is one of them.

 

　　"North Korea demands economic development. But in a world economic system controlled by the US, if the North constantly standing⁶ opposite with the US, it would be hazardous⁷ to its economy. So North Korea needs to talk, and before its talk with the US, it is necessary to have a high level talk with China."

 

　　But far from abandoning nuclear programs, Professor Zhang Liangui says the diplomatic measures from North Korea actually show that they are pursuing the status of a nuclear power themselves.

 

　　"Overall, North Korea's diplomatic approach is to ease tensions with other countries on the premise⁸ of its holding nuclear weapon, to push other countries through dialogues to admit its status as a nuclear body. It is not the diplomatic style for the North to compromise under international pressure."

 

　　The talks also come ahead of South Korean President Park Geun-hye's visit to Beijing.

 

　　And a trilateral meeting is also reportedly due to be held by the US, Japan and South Korea in Washington.

 

　　But whether those talks are able to achieve a resumption of the 6 party talks which North Korea abandoned in 2009, remains⁹ to be seen.

 

　　For CRI, this is He Fei.

1 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

2 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

7 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

8 premise   

n.前提；v.提论，预述

参考例句：

• Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
• We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。