Mr Mahbubani argues that, for other Asian countries pondering the future, it is the trend thatmattersand Americas is, at best, unpredictable. America insists it wants to remain an Asianpower, and has the military muscle to do so. But defence spending may be easier to cut thanentitlements. So Americas word may be less persuasive than Chinas ever more visiblepresence. Long-term trends can have big short-term effects.
Mahbubani认为,对于亚洲其它正在观望未来的国家来说,趋势是一大考虑因素而至少美国是个无底洞。美国坚称它想也有足够的军事力量继续当亚洲霸主。但国防支出削减容易,增加难。因此美国不可见的承诺可能比不上中国可见的实力有说服力,长远的趋势有很大的短期影响。
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