Moreover, the EU has a somewhat paradoxical asset at its disposal: it is not a Pacific power and does not carry the burden of great-power status in Asia. Far from being a weakness, this is precisely the source of the EU’s potential strength in Asia, for it provides a degree of diplomatic agility that the American heavyweight cannot muster.
此外，欧盟手上还握着颇有些矛盾意味的资产：它不是太平洋势力，没有身为亚洲超级大国的负担。这绝非劣势，而恰恰是欧盟在亚洲的潜在优势，因为这提供了美国这样的重量级选手无法具备的外交灵活性。