The strategy of forming federations has been used in China for a very long time, leading some people to think that playing at strategic alliances is a role in which the Chinese feel especially at home. The only problem is that, throughout history, alliances have been used to annihilate one's peers. The alliances of today, however, are aimed instead at increasing joint production and wealth.
「合縱連橫」等策略應用在中國行之久遠，因此不少人認為「策略聯盟」也應是中國人的拿手好戲；只是歷史上的策略應用往往是為了消滅同儕，今天的策略聯盟卻是為了共生共榮。