但美国在主权争端上的中立有可能影响到它的双边安全联盟（而防止日本等国家转向军国主义，美国实际上是在为中国的利益服务 ） 。
But America’s neutrality on sovereignty disputes threatens to undermine its bilateral security alliances (which, by preventing countries like Japan from turning toward militarism, actually serve Chinese interests).