Europe’s image has suffered accordingly, notably from the perspective of Asia’s booming economies. Whereas China, India, and others have enjoyed continuing economic growth and investment in research and innovative capacity, Europe is perceived as being on the brink of decline, economically as well as politically.
欧洲的形象因此遭受了损失，特别当你比照亚洲蓬勃发展的经济时这一后果更难以回避。在中国、印度和其他国家实现经济持续增长并投资创新研究的同时，欧洲却被公认近乎陷入经济和政治上的衰退。更糟的是，欧洲似乎已决意忽视它所拥有的持久的优势。