The point was driven home at the 7th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Beijing this autumn, where European and Asian leaders began exploring ideas for a new global financial structure. For much of the past 60 years, it would have been impossible to hold such a fundamental dialogue without US participation.
今年秋天在北京举行的第七次亚欧首脑会议证明了这一点。在这次会议上，亚欧各国领导人开始研究建立新的全球金融结构。在过去六十年的大部分时间里，人们不可能在没有美国参加的情况下举行这样的重大对话，这一全球性的情况国际社会和美国都没有做好准备。