In the past, such a combination of countries was almost unthinkable, and these exercises cannot be explained away as simple “one-off” affairs with little resonance. Instead, they reflect China’s long-term strategic goal of establishing hegemony across Asia.
过去，三国如此联合军演几乎不可思议；而且，此类演习不可解释为“一次性的”，不具有共振效果。相反，它们反映的是中国在亚洲建立霸权的长期战略目标。