In the absence of an answer to that question, China’s overly assertive policies have proven a diplomatic boon for the US in strengthening and expanding American security arrangements in Asia. South Korea has tightened its military alliance with the US, Japan has backed away from a move to get the US to move its Marine airbase out of Okinawa, and India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines, among others, have drawn closer to the US.
在无法回答这个问题的情况下，中国的过度自信反而在外交上刺激了美国在亚洲地区加强并扩张安全合作条约的举动。韩国已经和美国加强了军事同盟，日本先前要求美军空军基地撤出冲绳，如今也重投美国的怀抱。在亚洲诸国中，印度、越南，印尼和菲律宾都和美国走得更近了。