Security or the lack of it remains the key challenge: Chinese enterprises have already bagged three multibillion dollar investment projects, but they won't be able to go forward unless conditions get safer.
That might appease hawks who want to check rising Chinese power and show America's commitment to the region, but it won't topple the Kim regime any more than the first Gulf war removed Saddam Hussein.
"I think (Ding's win) is very significant for the sport, but we won't see just how significant for a few years when there are a number of new, talented Chinese players coming through, " said one Quality Control.