A more confident and secure Japan would be better able to block China from gaining ascendancy in the western Pacific, thereby advancing the central US policy objective of ensuring a stable balance of power in Asia. No other country in the region could act as a credible counterweight to China.
这一动作也符合美国的利益。更有信心、更可靠的日本将更有能力抵制中国在西太平洋获得支配地位，从而有利于美国的核心政策目标——确保亚洲稳定的实力平衡。在该地区，没有其他国家能像日本那样成为可靠的制衡中国的力量。