Similarly, if Xi remains confident enough in his control of the PLA and truly follows China’s official policy of “peaceful development,” he will be able to take the kind of prudent approach that Deng advocated. This would entail recognizing and trying to assuage the fears that China’s rise is causing among its neighbors, as Otto von Bismarck did after German unification in 1871.
类似地，如果习近平对其控制解放军和名符其实地追求中国官方的“和平发展”政策有足够信心，他可以采取邓小平所提出的审慎方针。这将包括认清和尝试缓解中国崛起所引起的邻国恐慌（如俾斯麦在1871年德国统一后所做的那样）。观察者将把他最近缓和对日本（还有越南）关系的措施视为真正的战略变化，而不仅是临时性战术调整。