这部分是因为尽管该战略包含了现代中国边缘政策的所有要素 — — 包括采取秘密行动、发动惊吓和无视军事冲突升级的风险 — — 但其目的仍是确保主动权掌握在中国手中。
This is partly because the strategy – while bearing all the hallmarks of modern Chinese brinkmanship, including reliance on stealth, surprise, and a disregard for the risks of military escalation – seeks to ensure that the initiative remains with China.