The strategy he advised instead was to protect American trade on the high seas, and advance America's interests through temporary agreements, not permanent alliances.

相反，他建议的策略是保护美国在公海的贸易，并通过临时协议而非永久联盟来发展美国的利益。

Russia, he said, had an important role to play in Europe's balance of power; it should not be pushed into a " permanent alliance" with China.

他说，俄罗斯在欧洲的力量平衡中扮演着重要的角色；它不应该被推入与中国的“永久联盟”。