Xi’s own regional pivot should be viewed as part of his grand vision of a “revitalization of the Chinese nation,” which essentially calls for China to resume the paramount leadership in Asia that it has exercised for much of its history. His ambitions are vast, yet he, and the Chinese people, appear determined to achieve them.
习近平自身的区域核心政策应当是“振兴中华民族”宏伟目标的一部分，这本质上要求中国恢复其曾经有过的亚洲领导地位。他的目标十分宏大，但他和中国人民似乎决意要将它变成现实。这与印度朦胧的战略目标不可同日而语。