中国所担心的不仅是朝鲜爆炸的社会经济后果，还有朝韩统一的战略后果 — — 尤其是美军藉由美韩联盟控制对中朝边境领土进行控制。
China fears not only the social and economic consequences of a North Korean implosion, but also the strategic consequences of reunification – in particular, that the US military, through its alliance with South Korea, would gain access to territory on its border.