And that means that China also must reconsider its rigid notion of sovereignty. This is a difficult adjustment for any country to make, especially one like China, which has a history of imagining itself as being at the center of the world while also remaining an inviolable entity that can close its doors whenever it chooses to do so.
因此尽管中国喜欢独来独往，但合作已经不仅仅是一个选项，而是一种必需。对此中国也必须重新检讨自身对于主权的旧观念。这种转变对任何国家来说都是个非常艰难的过程，尤其是中国这个曾经自以为是世界中心，同时也保留着一种不可侵犯的特质，随时都可以闭门谢客的国家。但要知道这一切都已经是老一套了。