考虑到中国秘密提升军事力量的行为，以及其领导人在与印度，日本，菲律宾和越南的领土争端中日趋强硬的态度，我们就可以理解亚洲许多国家心中对中国真正意图的担忧并不是空穴来风。
The doubts that many Asians now hold about China’s intentions are well grounded, given the secretive nature of China’s military build-up, and its leaders’ increasingly aggressive tone in territorial disputes with India, Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.