一系列其他因素 — — 包括美国外交政策焦点再次聚集于穆斯林世界、奥巴马不愿挑战日益强硬的中国、美国防务开支下降以及美国在世界舞台领导力下降等 — — 早已不利于亚洲重心论。
A slew of other factors – including America’s foreign-policy preoccupation with the Muslim world, Obama’s reluctance to challenge an increasingly assertive China, declining US defense outlays, and diminished US leadership on the world stage – were already working against it.