NEW DELHI – As if to highlight that Asia’s biggest challenge is managing the rise of an increasingly assertive China, the Chinese government has unveiled plans to build large new dams on major rivers flowing to other countries. The decision by China’s State Council to ride roughshod over downstream countries’ concerns and proceed unilaterally shows that the main issue facing Asia is not readiness to accommodate China’s rise, but the need to persuade China’s leaders to institutionalize cooperation with neighboring countries.
新德里—好像为了强调亚洲最大挑战乃是如何应对日渐专横的中国的崛起似的，中国政府披露了在流向他国的大河上建设新大坝的计划。中国国务院无视下游国家的忧虑，决定单方面行动，这表明亚洲面临的主要问题不再是做好适应中国崛起的准备，而是需要说服中国领导人将与邻国合作制度化。