But the rise of China, the relative decline of the United States, the long boom in commodity prices, and the Western financial collapse of 2008 have created space for political and economic experiments. Chávez took advantage of that opening, and Chávezism may well prove to be a significant phenomenon far beyond its Latin American homeland.
但中国的崛起、美国的相对衰落、商品价格的长期繁荣以及2008年西方金融危机为政治和经济实验创造了空间。查韦斯利用了这一机会，查韦斯主义可能将成为影响范围远远超过拉丁美洲的重要风景。