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以下がソースではないでしょうか？

The marches have set off a steep decline in the already troubled diplomatic relations between Asia's big powers and threatened to harm their important economic relationship. Japan has recently adopted a more assertive foreign policy, and its relations with South Korea have deteriorated as well, so the dispute with China could leave Japan isolated in Asia

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/international/asia/11japan.html?pagewanted=all