States can respond to territorial disputes either by surrendering some aspects of sovereignty, thus weakening their power and influence, or by adopting a more robust national-defense strategy aimed at fending off current challenges and precluding future threats. Today, many Asian countries are choosing the latter option.
对付领土纠纷，国家可以放弃某些主权（因而削弱实力和影响力），也可以采取更稳健的国防战略，以应对当前挑战、消除未来威胁为目标。如今许多亚洲国家选择了后一种战略。