Fixated on the promise of an ever growing Chinese market, they give little thought to the stability of the region. They seem to think of the powers in the region as unconnected islands, and of their own behavior towards one as devoid of political consequence for the others.
而欧洲人则根本就没有对日政策，甚至连只顾眼前的政策也没有。他们把注意力集中在日益扩大的中国市场，而地区稳定问题则根本不在他们的考虑之列。在欧洲人看来，亚太地区国家似乎都是些毫不相关的孤岛，而他们自己的行为也根本没有什么切实的政治意义。