In foreign-policy terms, China will attempt to protect its domestic transformation by securing resources and access to foreign markets. Sooner or later, though, China’s government will come to realize that America’s role as a global regulator is indispensible for China’s vital foreign-policy interests, because China is unable to assume that role, other global players aren’t available, and the only alternative to the US would be a breakdown of order.
就外交而言，为保证国内产业升级，中国将力图从外国获取原料并打入国际市场。然而，中国政府迟早会意识到，对本国外交利益来讲，美国扮演的“全球总管”角色是不可或缺的，因为中国或其他国家难以承担这一重任，则美国的失势必将引发国际秩序的解构。