In Asia, this might mean Australia, India, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam, especially if U. S. -China relations were to deteriorate;

在亚洲，这样的盟友也许是澳大利亚、印度、韩国、日本和越南，特别是在美国与中国关系出现恶化的情况下；

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