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Why should the United States initiate changes in a system of which it had been the main beneficiary? Because the system cannot survive in its present form and the United States has more to lose if it is not in the forefront of reforming it. America lost a lot of power and influence during the Bush presidency. Without far-sighted leadership, the relative position of the United States is likely to continue eroding. The United States is still in a position to lead the world. It can no longer impose its will on orders, as the Bush administration sought to do, but it could lead a cooperative effort which involve not only the developed but also the developing world. This would reestablish American leadership in an acceptable form.
既然是原體系主要受益者，美國為什么要發起變革呢？因為該體系以目前的形式根本不可能存在下去。如果美國不走在改革的前沿，損失可能會更大。在布什任總統期間，美國在國力和國際影響力方面已經失去很多。如果沒有遠見卓識的領導，美國的處境很可能每況愈下。美國仍在引領世界的發展，但不再是像布什政府所追求的那樣按照自己的意愿進造秩序，而是領導各國共同努力，不僅包括發達國家也包括發展中國家。這么做美國就可以以一種可接受的方式重塑其主導地位。
Why should China submit to a new multilateral system in view of the fact that it is set to emerge as the winner from the current turmoil? The answer is equally simple. In order to continue rising it must make itself acceptable to the rest of the world. That means that it must move towards a more open society, combining an increased measure of individual freedom with the rule of law. Given the current military power relations, China can continue rising only in a peaceful environment where the rest of the world willingly accepts rise of China.
中國既然能在目前動蕩環境中以一個贏家的姿態出現，為什么它還要倡導一種全新的多邊體制呢？答案同樣很簡單。為了更進一步的崛起，中國必須讓自己能為世界所接受。這就意味著它必須向一個更加開放的社會發展，用法制措施保障更多的人權自由。在目前的軍事力量格局之中，中國只有在和平的環境中才能崛起。也只有這樣，世界各國才會樂于接受它的崛起。
It is even more important for the sake of a peaceful world that the United States should find its proper place in a new world order. A declining superpower losing both political and economic dominance but still preserving military supremacy dangerous mix.
為了一個和平的世界，美國在新的世界秩序中找準自己的位置顯得尤為重要。一個日益衰落的超級大國，盡管喪失了政治、經濟優勢，但是依然保持軍事霸權地位，這是一件很危險的事。
