Many international observers might forgive China its behavior in the South China Sea, given that many countries, large and small, have maritime disputes with neighbors. But China’s own constituencies, whether netizens or competing official institutions, have contributed to an international record that is earning China derision from small neighbors and great powers alike.
类似的这种国内政治压力使中国政府在别的事情上也会做出类似反应。如果考虑到许多别的国家彼此之间也有海洋领域的冲突，许多国际观察家也许会原谅中国在南中国海的所做作为。但是中国国内政治，无论是网民或者是相互打架的各种官方机构，现在都已经在世界范围内成为各国——不论弹丸小国还是强权大国——的笑柄。