The US fought its longest-ever war in Afghanistan, at a cost (so far) of more than $555 billion, not to mention tens of thousands of Afghan civilian casualties and close to 3,100 US troops killed. But China’s strategy in the country was mostly focused on business development, and on satiating its vast appetite for energy and minerals.
阿富汗战争是美国打得最久的战争，花费（到目前为止）超过了5550亿美元，更有上千万阿富汗人民和近3100名美国士兵丧命。但中国在阿富汗的战略大体上集中于商业开发，以满足其对能源和矿产的需求为目标。据美国国防部估计，阿富汗待开发矿产存量大约价值1万亿美元。而如今欲在阿富汗攫取其中大部分资源的正是中国。