For most of its history, Asia has not just been indifferent to its own existence, as Bill Emmott, a former editor of this newspaper, puts it in "Rivals", his book about China, India and Japan.

长久以来，亚洲对于自身存在的意识十分淡薄，就像本报前任编辑Bill Emmott在他所著的关于中国，印度及日本的一本名为《对手》的书中所写的那样。

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In his book, Good Italy Bad Italy, Bill Emmott describes how Italian politicians are still paid salaries three times those of their French counterparts and they grant themselves an array of perks including subsidised air travel.

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As Bill Emmott points out, the S.C.

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