如果该地区的参与者现在不采取行动来强化开明且基于规则的秩序，那么安全局势将一路恶化下去 — — 并引发可能会在全球范围内造成混乱的后果。
If the region’s players don’t act now to fortify an open, rules-based order, the security situation will continue to deteriorate – with consequences that are likely to reverberate worldwide.