TOKYO – These are times of trial – literally in the courts – for a growing number of Asia’s democracies. The list of major national political leaders in the region who have faced, or are about to face, criminal charges has grown so extensive that it is plausible to wonder whether democracy itself can survive in a number of these countries.
东京—这是对越来越多的亚洲民主国进行审判的时刻——在法庭上的真正审判。该地区大国政治领导人面临着——或即将面临——刑事指控，其罪名之大足以让人怀疑民主本身能否在这些国家中生存下去。