致中国读者信

To my Chinese readers,

It is a pleasure to introduce THE REVENGE OF GEOGRAPHY.This book has special relevance to China. For China is faced with both geographical opportunities and geographical dilemmas. Because of China's demographic and relative economic strength, it is able influence adjacent areas like the Russian Far East, Outer Mongolia, and especially former-Soviet Central Asia, where it is building energy pipelines and other infrastructure. On the other hand, China is faced with developmental challenges within its own borders. Geography will thus go a long way to explain the future challenges of the Middle Kingdom.

Sincerely,

Robert D. Kaplan

亲爱的中国读者：

我荣幸地向您介绍《即将到来的地缘战争》，这本书与中国有着特殊的渊源。当今中国面临地理机遇与挑战并存的局面，中国的人口规模和相对经济实力使其对相邻地区国家有巨大的影响力，如远东地区的俄罗斯、蒙古，特别是苏联时期的中亚国家，这些国家正在建设与中国相连的输油管道和基础设施。另一方面，中国也正面临着内部发展的挑战。要预测这个“中央帝国”未来的发展方向，需要我们更加深入地从地理方面去研究。

致以深深的敬意，

罗伯特·D.卡普兰