最近，中日关系出现了恶化 — — 这一趋势在日本从其私人所有者手中购买钓鱼岛（日本称尖阁列岛）以防止日本民族主义者控制该群岛后有所加剧 — — 安倍出席峰会已经算得上是重大一步。
Given the recent deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations – a decline that accelerated in 2012, when Japan purchased the disputed Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands in Chinese) from their private owner to prevent Japanese nationalists from taking control of them – the mere fact that Abe will attend the summit is a major step.