Asia was one of the two principal theaters of World War II, and again shared centrality with Europe during the Cold War. Indeed, the period’s two greatest conflicts – the wars in Korea and Vietnam – were fought on the Asian mainland.
在这里，“重新发现”是一个关键词。亚洲是二战的两大主战场之一，也是冷战中与欧洲并驾齐驱的中心战场。事实上，冷战期间的两次最主要的冲突——朝鲜战争和越南战争——均发生在亚洲大陆。