A contest for China’s soul is now underway in that giant country, pitting two powerful forces and two very different stances toward the outside world against each other. The outcome will have a major impact on whether China succeeds in becoming a nation capable of having truly constructive and durable relations with the outside world.
在中国那个巨大的国家，现在正进行着一场关于中国精神的辩论。两种强大的力量和对待外部世界两种截然不同的态度互相对抗。结果必然会对中国能否成功地与外部世界建立真正具有建设性的持久关系产生巨大冲击。