But we must hope that in the years ahead we hear less talk of “primacy” and “dominance” and much more about cooperation and collaboration. It is only with such US policies toward China that the world can begin to be confident that the twenty-first century will not, like the last, become a vale of tears.
美国总统候选人绝不可能踌躇满志地大谈美国不再是第一名。但是，在未来几年中，但愿我们可以少听到一些“超然”、“主宰”，多听到一些合作和协作。只有这样的美国对华政策可以让世界有信心二十一世纪不会重蹈二十世纪泪流成河的覆辙。