Even today, with Mao’s revolution long gone and globalization having knit a new fabric of inter-dependence around China, there remains, particularly among older leaders, a residual wariness about relying on collaboration with outsiders, especially when it comes to “core interests.”
时至今日，即便毛泽东的革命时代已成往事，全球化效应也已在中国周边编织了一张新的互相依存网之时，中国领导人（特别是老一代领导人）始终残留着对外部合作的警惕，尤其在涉及到“核心利益”的时候。