China’s leaders seem to have taken note of this moment of Japanese remorse. This implies a ray of hope for a bilateral relationship – the most important in Asia – that over the past two decades has been battered by Japan’s reluctance to face its past, which has become a lightning rod for over-heated nationalist sentiment on both sides.
中国领导人似乎注意到了日本悔恨的表现。这使人们对于这一亚洲最重要的双边关系看到了一丝曙光，过去二十年间这一关系因为日本拒绝面对它的过去而遭到了严重损害，并且成了双方头脑发热的民族主义者情感发泄的避雷针。