History suggests sabre-rattling by Washington will do little to change these dynamics.历史经验表明，美国的威胁将无助于改变这种势头。
The United States must maintain a powerful presence in the Pacific to guard against Chinese rashness, but avoid sabre-ra美国既要在太平洋地区保有足够力量防治中国的轻率行为，又要不助长台湾的嚣张也不过于明显的加强台湾实力。