Although an important trade partner, China’s growing power makes Japan nervous. When re-negotiating the US-Japan security alliance in the 1990’s, Japanese leaders sometimes privately asked me if the US would desert Japan in favor of China.
中国经济的戏剧性崛起是日本面临的第二大挑战。虽然是日本重要的贸易伙伴，但中国日渐强大的力量令日本感到不安。20世纪90年代重新谈判美日安全同盟时，日本领导人有时私下问我美国是否会抛弃日本转而与中国交好。