Unhappily, there is plenty of evidence on the US side to feed that sentiment. Whatever many American policymakers may be saying in private, their public discourse almost invariably reflects an intention to remain the world’s dominant power – and specifically in Asia – in perpetuity.
令人不快的是，美国方面的诸多证据催生了这一情绪。不管美国决策者私下里怎么说，他们在公开场合几乎无一例外地表示要永远保持美国的世界主宰力——特别是在亚洲。