And it was Japan that benefited earliest from the postwar international system that the US fostered by opening up its own market and calling for a liberal world economy. From the 1980s onward, we have seen the rise of the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the ASEAN countries, and, before long, China – all taking the path of economic development enabled by the open world order created by the US.
美国通过开放自身市场和号召建立自由的世界经济构建了战后国际体系，而日本是这一体系的最早受益者。20世纪80年代以来，我们看到了韩国、中国台湾、东盟国家以及不久前的中国的崛起——它们无不走在美国所创建的开放的世界秩序之路上。