经验表明民主化进程不总是直线发展。多年来“南朝鲜”的民主进步指标也很初级。

The empirical indicators of democratic progress are not always observable in linear dimension. For many years, South Korea and had only rudimentary indications of democratic progress.

就像亚洲的其他国家，包括澳大利亚，南朝鲜，和东盟的其他一些国家那样，日本会尽力的在被中美两国控制的地盘去最大化自己的自由行动权。

Like other countries in Asia, including Australia, South Korea, and the ASEAN member nations, Japan will strive to maximize its freedom of action in a region dominated by the U.S. and China.