Such conflicts have a clear catalyst: Asia’s rising prosperity. As their economies have expanded, Asian countries have gained the confidence to construct and exalt a new past, in which they either downplay their own aggressions or highlight their steadfastness in the face of brutal victimization.
这一冲突存在一个显而易见的催化剂：亚洲的不断繁荣。随着经济的扩张，亚洲国家有了构建和拔高新历史的信心，它们要么淡化自身的侵略行为，要么抬高它们面对残酷牺牲时的坚定不移。