But it also needs effective communication that makes clear to the American people that the relationship with China truly is too big to fail and thus requires a long-term process of thoughtful engagement. Such messages must be issued more often by the president himself, and not only by officials several bureaucratic layers below.
美国的亚洲政策需要步步为营，而奥巴马正好满足这一条件。但同时也需要有效地与美国人民沟通，让他们知道与中国的关系兹事体大，不能出现差错，因此必须有深思熟虑的长期计划。这样的信息必须有总统本人反复提出，而不只是由他手下甚至手下的手下代劳。总体而言，美国的亚洲政策，特别是对中国的中策，是两党所共同支持的。对美国总统来说，对于一个两党都支持的问题，他应该高调行事。