OSAKA – Japan’s alliance with the United States is widely viewed as a crucial counterweight to China’s hegemonic ambitions, which pose significant threats to Asian security. But, although the United States and Japan are conducting joint naval exercises in the East China Sea in order to signal to China that it should tone down its actions over the disputed Senkaku Islands, all is not well with the alliance.
发自大阪——人们普遍认为日美联盟是对中国霸权野心——也是亚洲安全重大威胁——的关键制衡。但尽管美日两国在东海进行联合海军演习来向中国传达应当缓和对有争议的尖阁列岛（或尖阁列岛）行动的信号，但联盟内部却称不上和谐。