The merits of this “community” approach – which reflects a more Eastern perspective than the backward-induction approach – cannot be overestimated, especially in a highly fraught situation like that with Iran, where the consequences of stubborn silence could be catastrophic. But the potential cost to Japan of delaying participation in the AIIB seems to be quite limited.
这一“共同体”方针——它更多地反映了东方特色而非逆向归纳法——好处怎么高估都不过分，特别是对于伊朗这样的令人高度担心的局面，在这样的局面中，顽固沉默的后果可能是灾难性的。但日本推迟加入亚投行的潜在成本十分有限。