But, more important, Japan is adjusting to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing regional environment, characterized by rising geopolitical competition with China. In a historical reversal, Japan has found itself on the defensive against the increasingly muscular foreign policy of its former colony and old rival.
但是，更重要的是，日本正在作出调整以应对快速变化的地区环境的挑战，其特征是来自中国的地缘政治竞争日渐激烈。历史发生了逆转，日本发现，自己在前殖民地和老对手日益强硬的外交政策下已经处于被动。