It is relatively content with Japan being a US security protectorate, because it fears the alternative: a Japan that expands its independent military reach. But US efforts to avoid precisely such an outcome cannot be good news for the Chinese, either, given that they entail a deepening of the bilateral defense relationship and support for upgrading Japan’s military capabilities.
而日本则是中国的一大难题。中国对日本处于美国保护之下的状态相对感到满意，因为它担心另一种情况：一个扩展其独立军事影响力的日本。但美国努力避免出现这种局面的做法对中国也不是什么好消息，因为日美必将不断深化双边防御关系并支持日本提高自身军事实力。