With the US economy yet to recover fully from the global economic crisis, and American politics increasingly dysfunctional, there is a global power vacuum that China, with shrewd diplomacy and economic might, hopes to fill – beginning in Asia. This may not yet mean Asia for only the Asians; but it could mean a reduced regional role for the US – especially as America turns inward during the presidential election season that starts this year.
美国经济尚未从全球经济危机中完全复苏，美国政治也日益陷入功能失调，这给拥有精明外交和经济实力的中国带来了其所希望填补的全球实力真空——起点就是亚洲。这并不意味着亚洲只是亚洲人的亚洲；但这可能意味着美国地区作用的减弱——特别是美国将随着2015年总统选举季的开始而转向国内时。