As long as China’s economy does grow, its military power will likely increase, thus making China appear more dangerous to its neighbors and complicating America’s commitments in Asia. A RAND study projects that by 2015, China’s military expenditure will be more than six times higher than Japan’s, and its accumulated military capital stock will be roughly five times higher (measured at purchasing power parity).
只要中国的经济继续增长，它的军事力量就很有可能加强，这将会使中国看起来对其邻国更具危险性，使美国在亚洲的事务变得更为复杂化。一项RAND研究预计到2015年，（根据购买力平价估计）中国的军事开支将会比日本高出六倍，中国的累计军事资本股将大约高出五倍。