Negotiating a new treaty would be arduous, if not impossible. Instead America is promoting a more informal consensus-building approach.

即使各国可能通过谈判达成新协议，其过程必然艰巨无比，故美国代之以推动各方达成更非正式的建立共识的态度。

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The positive aspects include respect for diversity and an emphasis on consensus-building over conflict, practical solutions over lofty principles, and gradualism over abrupt change.

积极的方面包括，处理冲突时尊重多样化且强调建立共识，追求务实的解决方式而非空谈原则，实行渐进主义而非急于求成。

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China has already developed an elaborate mechanism for consensus building at home.

中国已经精心设计出在其国内建立共识的机制。

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The EU's enlargement has also made consensus-building more difficult, multiplying the national rivalries and tensions.

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This process invariably throws up a consensus-building prime minister acceptable to a wide cross-section of parties.

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Indian politics rewards consensus-building centrists, not polarizing leaders who repel and attract voters in equal measure.

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