The soft power of Asian countries, then, lags behind that of the US, Europe, and Japan, but it is likely to increase. Indeed, if the US continues to pursue unattractive policies, it may find that its absence from the summit in Malaysia in December is a harbinger of things to come.
因此，亚洲国家的柔性力量落后于美国、欧洲和日本，但是有可能提高。实际上，如果美国继续执行其不受欢迎的政策，它就会发现，缺席马来西亚的峰会就是其他事件的先兆。