The Iron Curtain, which for decades irreconcilably divided the East from the West, is gone. And globalization and new technologies have torn down the wall that for centuries separated the rich and prosperous countries of the North from the poor and underdeveloped countries of the South.
其次，上述目标能够实现是因为世界格局已经发生变化。 几十年来一直不可调和地割裂东西方阵营的铁幕已经被打碎。 全球化和新技术也已经使几个世纪来隔离北方富裕繁荣国家和南方欠发达国家的那堵高墙不复存在。