Consider the territorial disputes roiling the Indian Ocean and other East Asian regions, sparked by China’s repeated – and increasingly assertive – efforts to claim sovereignty over vast maritime areas. As China’s incursions reignite long-smoldering disagreements and threaten to destabilize the regional status quo, countries throughout Asia are reconsidering their strategic positions.
就拿印度洋和其他东亚地区的领土纠纷来说吧。中国一再地——并且越来越坚决地——主张其广大的海洋国土面积。中国的入侵再次点燃了动摇地区现状的分歧，整个亚洲的国家都在重新考虑战略立场。