而韩国则寄希望于世界杯稳步摆脱1997年亚洲经济危机影响，重塑亚洲强国地位。

Korea, meanwhile, hopes the Cup will steady its halting recovery from the 1997 Asian financial crisis-and help brand it as Asia's most wired nation.

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路透报道，中国这个迅速崛起的亚洲强国希望在将来的太空利用和资源开发中占有一席之地。

The fast-growing Asian power wants to be sure of a say in the future use of space and its resources, Reuters reported.

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在我的第一本书——《世界之巅的战争》中，我预言两个亚洲强国将因为喜马拉雅山疆界、缅甸和制海权问题而逐鹿沙场。

In my first book, war at the Top of the World, I predicted the two Asian giants would go to war over their Himalayan border, Burma, and sea control.

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