Some in seoul link north korea 's belligerence to parliamentary elections in the south on april 9th .

有些韩国官方人士把朝鲜的好斗与韩国4月9日的议会选举联系起来。

Japan 's troubles with its neighbours are still vexed by past belligerence .

日本与邻国的纷争源于过往的好战性。

Through all of this it became increasingly obvious to even the most hopeful china watchers in the administration that beijing was enabling north korea 's belligerence and would only be moved by pressure .

通过这些，即使对于政府中那些最乐观的中国观察家来说也日益清楚，北京正在纵容朝鲜的好斗成性，而只有面对压力他们才可能改变。

It is also questionable whether many americans yearn for a return to the belligerence of the early bush years , even if some think mr obama insufficiently assertive in his use of american power .

值得怀疑的是，即使有人认为奥巴马没能有效利用美国的力量，是否有许多美国人渴望回到早期布什时代的好战性。

Does anyone , particularly in beijing , believe mr obama would do anything nearly as muscular faced with comparable belligerence today ?

有谁、尤其是北京有谁相信，如果今天面临类似的交战状态，奥巴马会做出类似的强硬举动？