China’s new diplomatic assertiveness in 2010 – closely following the eruption of the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s – recalled that of Wilhelmine Germany. In both cases, insecurity resulted not from an external threat, but from top policymakers’ own actions.
2010年，中国显示出新的外交自信——紧随20世纪30年代以来最严重的金融危机出现——这让人们想起了威廉二世的德国。在这两个例子中，不安全并非来自外部威胁，而来自最高决策者自身的行为。