Mr Fukuda saw, in other words, that a China in search of legitimacy wants to be tied into regional structures and institutions, even if that crimps its room for manoeuvre.

• 换言之，福田已经看到，中国正在寻求认同，它渴望参与到区域组织机构当中去，即使这样做会让它少了很多回旋的余地。