This view has been challenged by the functionalists .

这种观点已经受到实用主义者的挑战。

Unfortunately , so long as economic matters dominate , functionalists may well win the day .

不幸的是，只要经济事务还占主流，实用主义者们就占上风。

The functionalists tend to be economists and those concerned with the u.s. - china economic relationship .

实用主义者多是经济学家和关注美中经济关系的人。

Amid global recession , at a time when china owns a hefty sum of u.s. treasury bonds , it 's easy to see why the functionalists have the upper hand .

在全球经济衰退的过程中，当中国持有大量美国债券的时候，人们很容易理解为什么实用主义者占了上风。

China could , over time , become a willing participant in -- and even defender of -- the liberal regional order in asia , the functionalists believe .

实用主义者相信，在一段时间之后，中国将自愿成为亚洲自由主义地区秩序的参与者---甚至是拥护者。