But this process has been politicized and ridden by an acute behind-the-scenes competition for influence among the major powers. Indeed, East Asia seems to lack the equivalent of major EU architects like Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman – visionaries with the stature and political support needed to begin building a framework for regional peace in a time, like today, of great change.
但这一进程却遭到了政治化，并被各大势力之间的幕后恶斗所左右。事实上，东亚似乎缺少像让·莫内（Jean Monnet）和罗贝尔·舒曼（Robert Schuman）这样的欧盟设计师——既有远见卓识与极高的思想境界，又拥有所需的政治支持去创建一个在这个变革时代实现区域和平的框架。