The administration seems to believe that provoking the Chinese on issues like South China Sea island building or perceived unfair trade practices might make that harder.

政府似乎认为，在南海岛屿建设或被认为不公平的贸易行为等问题上激怒中国人可能会使事情变得更难。

For the North Sea island, building  it this far offshore puts it in the ideal spot for serving several nations and  because there's so much space around it, it can be easily expanded in the future.

对于北海岛屿来说，将它建在离岸这么远的地方使其成为为多个国家提供服务的理想地点，而且由于它周围的空间很大，它在未来可以很容易地扩展。