然而，中国政府迟早会意识到，对本国外交利益来讲，美国扮演的“全球总管”角色是不可或缺的，因为中国或其他国家难以承担这一重任，则美国的失势必将引发国际秩序的解构。
Sooner or later, though, China’s government will come to realize that America’s role as a global regulator is indispensible for China’s vital foreign-policy interests, because China is unable to assume that role, other global players aren’t available, and the only alternative to the US would be a breakdown of order.