China believes that it has a legitimate right to increase its military power, given its need to protect its expanding economic interests, which include secure sea routes for the transport of energy and other goods. The suspicions of China’s neighbors, and their moves to establish closer military relations with the US, have made the Chinese government increasingly anxious and frustrated.
中国认为提升军力是其的正当权利，因为它需要维护日益扩大的经济利益，比如保证能源和其他商品运输线的安全。中国的邻国则对此颇为狐疑，纷纷倒向美国，与之建立起紧密的军事关系，这使中国政府感到越来越焦虑和失望。而与此同时，中国政府还受到国内日渐增长的民族主义情绪的巨大压力，不得不表现出强硬对峙的姿态。