For one thing, China has become a great power, and Japan, like other Asian countries, must adapt to new circumstances. But, while it is the only Asian democracy able to balance the power of China, the system established after WWII is not best suited to this task.
但相对于1945年那个满目疮痍的世界来说，当今世界已经大有不同了。中国已经成长为一支巨大的力量，而日本必须和其他亚洲国家一道适应这一新状况。但作为唯一能够抗衡中国的亚洲民主政体，日本这套在二战后建立的体系已经无法胜任这个任务了。