english: They've spent a great deal of time over the last decades building their own economy, building their own society and their own polity, but it is to be hoped that the second phase of their growth will be somewhat more outward-looking than the first phase has been so far.
non_english: Ze hebben de afgelopen decennia veel tijd nodig gehad  om hun eigen economie, samenleving en beleid  op te bouwen. Maar we mogen hopen  dat ze de tweede fase van hun groei wat meer uitwaarts zullen kijken dan in de eerste fase tot nu.