President Obama's visit to China this week inevitably invites comparisons between the world's two leading powers.

奥巴马本周的中国之行不可避免地会引来人们对这世界上的两个大国的比较。

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However, China must have the adequate national strength if it really wants to belong to the leading powers in view of China's history in the war time.

但从战时中国所走的“大国”历程来看，中国要真正跻身于大国行列，必须拥有与之相称的国力。

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Religious traditions have taken a leading role in directing the powers of violence.

宗教传统在指导暴力力量方面发挥了主导作用。

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Its leading powers colonized half the world, and engaged in military rivalries that produced a thriving arms industry.

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It suggests that in the future, guerrilla warfare and terrorism could pose even greater problems for the world's leading powers than they have in the past.

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For starters, the interactions between the U.S. and China are far more numerous and substantive than they have been in previous meetings between rising powers and leading powers.

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