For the first time in almost 200 years, China can really throw its weight around, and it will do what it wants, regardless of what other countries may think. A few decades ago, it was Japan that thought it was going to be Number One, and its businessmen, politicians, and bureaucrats were not shy about letting the rest of the world know.
至此，我们不禁要问，为什么中国要如此强势？一种解释是中国面对其新获得的大国地位有点昏了头。在差不多200多年的时间里，中国第一次尝到能够真正地展现它影响力的甜头，它将无视他国的看法而为所欲为。几十年前，那时的日本也认为自己是世界第一，它的商人，政治家和官员也禁不住向世界各国耀武扬威。同理，我们也可以把中国最近的蛮横看作是用强权对百年屈辱的报复。