The Northeastern Pacific powers – China, Japan, and South Korea – are already America’s most significant creditors by far, and their importance will increase further as a result of the financial crisis. For the foreseeable future, the greatest opportunities for growth lie in this region, and for both economic and geopolitical reasons America will increasingly turn toward the Pacific region, thus downgrading its transatlantic orientation.
东北太平洋地区的强国-中国、日本和韩国-已经成为美国最重要的债权国，金融危机的出现使这些国家的重要性进一步加强。在可预见的未来，最大的增长机会将出现在这一地区，而出于经济和地缘政治的考虑，美国将越来越多地转向亚太地区，从而降低其跨大西洋定位的重要性。