In contrast to Europe, East Asia is composed of states that are radically different in terms of their size, development, and political-economic systems. East Asian policymakers understand that there is little that they can do to alter their neighbors’ political systems.
相比之下，东亚各国在国土面积，发展程度和政治经济架构方面都存在巨大差异。东亚政策制定者们也自知无从改变邻国的政治制度，也无法在短期内以官方手段加深各国之间的经济依存度。