Countries like ours should take a clear stand when China overreaches externally (as it has in the South China Sea with its indefensible “nine-dashed line” asserting historical rights with no known justification in international law). The same applies when China does not behave like a good international citizen on the UN Security Council, or should it commit egregious human-rights violations at home.
对于我们这样的国家来说，当中国向外延伸过度时（如在南海以“九段线”主张没有已知国际法依据的历史权利），我们应该拿出鲜明的立场。当中国没有在联合国安理会上起到国际好公民的作用，或当中国国内出现骇人听闻的违反人权行为时，我们也应该这样做。