But one factor could bolster Abe’s cause considerably. Explicit US support for Japanese constitutional reform might not only blunt Chinese criticism, but could also reassure many Japanese that updating Article 9 would not amount to rejecting the postwar order that the Americans helped to establish in Japan.
但有一个因素可能大大有利于安倍的算盘。美国明确表示支持日本修宪也许不仅能抵御中国的批评，还可以让许多日本人放心修改第9条不会影响美国在日本建立的战后秩序。