Of course, there are moments when China’s leaders do seem like people who know that they are succeeding and want others to acknowledge it. Even before the current diplomatic controversies, China’s leaders were gleefully drawing attention to how much more effective their stimulus package had been than Obama’s in countering the negative effects of the financial crisis.
当然，有时候中国领导人确实看上去春风得意并且乐于四处炫耀。即便在最近的外交争端中，中国领导人也很喜欢将自己的经济刺激计划与奥巴马的相比较，显示自己在对抗金融危机方面效率如何之高。