This is a timeworn debate – politically inspired and grounded in bad economics – that does a serious disservice to both sides by diverting attention from far more important issues affecting the US-China economic relationship. Taken to its extreme, America’s accusations risk pushing the world’s two largest economies down the slippery slope of trade frictions, protectionism, or something even worse.
这场争论已是老生常谈——来源于政治，经济学基础并不可靠——它使双方的注意力从远为重要的其他影响中美经济关系的问题上移开，对双方都造成了极大的不利影响。说得极端些，美国的指控可能让世界最大的两个经济体滑向贸易摩擦、保护主义甚至更糟糕的情形。