Obama’s recent wavering on the use of force in Syria has left many in Asia doubting whether they can rely on America not only if China forcibly asserts its maritime claims, but also if North Korea carries out its threats to attack the South. Conspicuously, South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s “Trustpolitik” – a soft-power approach to North Korea that calls for deeper cooperation with China, the North’s most important ally – is particularly popular.
奥巴马最近在对叙利亚动武的问题上举棋不定，这让许多亚洲人怀疑他们是否可以在中国强行推行其领海主张以及朝鲜威胁袭击韩国时依靠美国。显然，韩国总统朴槿惠的“信任政治”——寻求与中国（朝鲜最重要盟友）进行更深层次合作的对付朝鲜的软实力方针——特别受欢迎。