It was only in the late 1980’s, when the Communist empire was crumbling, that US governments actively backed democratic politicians and demonstrators in Seoul, Taipei, or Manila. But the heroes of democracy were Asian, not American.
只有在20世纪80年代共产主义王国分崩离析之时，美国政府积极支持了首尔、台北或马尼拉的民主政治家和示威群众。但民主的英雄不是美国人，而是亚洲人自己。