In East Asia, for example, China must be “hemmed in” by strong US allies. But if Japan, America’s main ally in the region, were “much more powerful and much less dependent on the United States for its security,” it, too, should not be trusted.
比如，在东亚，必须由美国的强大盟友将中国“包围”。但如果美国的主要东亚盟友日本“过于强大，不再依赖美国保障其安全，”那么它也将不再值得信任。