Instead, East Asia’s leaders resort to realpolitik. Unfortunately, unlike Europe’s nineteenth-century political masterminds – figures like Talleyrand, Metternich, Bismarck, and Disraeli – who crafted durable international alliances, Asia lacks leaders willing and able to look beyond their narrow national interests.
相反，东亚领导人转向了现实政治。不幸的是，与塔列朗（Talleyrand）、梅特涅（Metternich）、俾斯麦（Bismarck）和迪斯累利（Disraeli）等创造了持久国际联盟的19世纪欧洲政治家不同，亚洲缺少愿意也能够让目光超越狭隘国家利益的领导人。