The fact is that, with its “peaceful rise” giving way to an increasingly sharp-elbowed approach to its neighbors, China has broadened its “core interests” – which brook no compromise – and territorial claims, while showing a growing readiness to take risks to achieve its goals. For example, China has not only escalated its challenge to Japan’s decades-old control of the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands, but is also facing off against the Philippines since taking effective control of Scarborough Shoal last year.
事实是，中国的“和平崛起”已经让位于日渐对四邻的日渐专横，它扩大了自己的“核心利益”——即不容妥协的利益——和领土主张，同时表现出准备不惜冒险实现这一目标。比如，不但升级了其对日本对尖阁列岛（钓鱼岛）几十年控制权的挑战，还从去年控制黄岩岛开始于菲律宾针锋相对。