In contrast to America’s engagement in multilateralism, or Europe’s search for reconciliation through a plethora of common institutions, power politics is much more a part of Asia’s twentieth-century legacy. The real challenge for China’s leaders will be to develop a coherent view of the world that does not scare the people just across the border.
相对于美国对多边主义的参与，或是欧洲通过建立大量共同机构来追求和解的探索，权力政治依然是亚洲20世纪政治遗产的重要组成部分。因此中国领导人所面对的真正挑战，其实是要树立一套连贯的世界观，并以此打消周边国家和地区的疑虑。