交棒

jí biàn shǐ yòng guān fāng shù jù rì běn yě kě néng zài jīn nián xiàng zhōng guó jiāo bàng

即便使用官方数据，日本也可能在今年向中国“交棒”。

Even using official data, the baton is seen as likely to be decisively passed this year.