But their leaders must distinguish between those that are aspirations and those that are realizable, and they must begin to explain to their citizens this distinction. None should reduce their diplomatic and security relations to a zero-sum game over claims to this or that island, for example.
东北亚的当前局势并不需要三国中任何一国放弃珍视的民族要求。但三国领导人必须在愿望和现实间加以区别，并且必须对国内民众做出解释。举例来讲，三方均不应为了某个小岛而把外交和安全关系变为一场零和游戏，而且中国的持续崛起、朝鲜的最终统一抑或日本的复兴也不应被另外两国视为战略威胁。