Given Chinese and Russian actions, it should surprise no one that Japan has fundamentally rethought its diplomatic posture. And now the world is witnessing the results, not only in Abe’s reinterpretation of Japan’s constitution to allow for greater military support of the country’s allies, but also in the reinvigorated mutual-defense pact that Abe and President Barack Obama signed in Washington, DC, in late April.
鉴于中国和俄罗斯的行动，日本从根本上重新思考其外交政策应该并不令人感到惊讶。现在世界所看到的正是这样的结果。不仅安倍重新解释日本宪法为盟友提供更多军事支持，而且四月下旬安倍和美国总统奥巴马在华盛顿特区签署的在共同防卫条约也被重新激活。