With China's economy booming, foreign investors flocking, and the country's role in global markets ever more central, the disappearance of this elderly couple hardly caused a break in China's hectic march. But the disappearance underscores the ongoing imbalance between economic and political reform.
随着经济的急速发展，外国投资者蜂拥而入，中国在全球市场中的地位也日益重要。因而一对老年夫妻的失踪在大步行进的中国几乎是波澜不兴。然而，这一事件却凸现了中国经济和政治改革的不平衡。