BERLIN – There can be little reasonable doubt today that the People’s Republic of China will dominate the world of the twenty-first century. The country’s rapid economic growth, strategic potential, huge internal market, and enormous investment in infrastructure, education, and research and development, as well as its massive military buildup, will see to that.
发自柏林——如今我们已经没有什么理由去怀疑中华人民共和国会在21世纪主导整个世界。该国高速的经济增长，战略潜力，庞大的国内市场以及对基础设施，教育和科研的巨额投资，还有大规模军备建设都证明了这一判断。这意味着，在政治和经济意义上，我们正在进入一个东亚和东南亚的世纪。