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原文網址：https://www.thedailybeast.com/he ... sia-to-box-in-china
補充：Henry Kissinger在低盪外交期間扮演了重要的角色，是他率先提議跟中國要有正常的往來，並藉拉攏中國封鎖蘇聯。一般認為Kissinger的這個舉措讓他廣大的門徒們在美國的官僚體系中瀰漫著一股「中國是可以合作的較為友善的國家」的認知，所以在歐巴馬時期美國可能或多或少有錯估中國的崛起力量，導致亞洲策略的失重。（也有可能不是一般認為，只有我認為，哈哈）中文世界大部分把他名字翻譯成亨利季辛吉，我在這邊還是使用原文。以下節錄一些我覺得比較重要的內容翻譯，請多指教囉。
Henry Kissinger suggested to President Donald Trump that the United States should work with Russia to contain a rising China.
Henry Kissinger 建議 Trump 總統應該與俄羅斯合作以遏制崛起的中國。
The former secretary of state—who famously engineered the tactic of establishing diplomatic relations with China in order to isolate the Soviet Union—pitched almost the inverse of that idea to Trump during a series of private meetings during the presidential transition, five people familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast. The potential strategy would use closer relations with Russia, along with other countries in the region, to box in China’s growing power and influence.
Kissinger作為前國務卿過去曾大力推動與中國建立外交關係以封鎖蘇聯，如今卻在幾次秘密會談中一改過去的策略，建議總統可以跟俄羅斯及區域內其他國家合作限縮中國的影響力。
Inside the administration, the proposal has found receptive ears, with some of Trump’s top advisers—in addition to officials in the State Department, Pentagon, and the National Security Council—also floating a strategy of using closer relations with Moscow to contain Beijing, according to White House and Capitol Hill insiders. But the idea has been complicated by the president’s deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which has caused countless domestic political headaches.
據信，這個提議被政府內部高度重視，不過由於總統跟俄國總統Puting的複雜關係而讓合作產生一些不確定的因素。
The mere fact that Kissinger was given an audience to make his pitch—he’s met with Trump at least three times since the 2016 campaign—is a testament to his tremendous staying power in top political circles, despite a controversial foreign policy track record that includes numerous accusations of war crimes. It also is a reflection of how dramatically geopolitical relations have changed during the course of his lifetime.
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Kissinger isn’t viewed as a China hawk. It is well known in certain circles that he has a direct line to Chinese President Xi Jinping. And the discussions he had with Trump appear, at least superficially, to run counter to his public pronouncements since 2017 that China’s signature Belt and Road Initiative—Xi’s vision for a China-centric world based on infrastructure and trade deals, and the object of growing Western alarm—would have a positive effect on Asia.
一般認為Kissinger跟中國領導人習近平有直接對話的管道，然而Kissinger與總統前幾次的私人會面似乎顯示他立場的改變，尤其是自2017年後，他曾多次表達對一帶一路政策的看法。但，也有人認為這是Kissinger為了維持在美國外交決策圈話語權所做出的轉變，同時也體現了他一生中地緣政治關係的複雜與多變。
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