The Chinese may proclaim that they tend to think over a “longer” term than Americans, who think more “broadly,” and Europeans, who think more “deeply,” as a well-known Chinese international relations expert has put it. But, when it comes to the European financial crisis, China’s behavior seems to be determined by purely short-term tactical considerations, even as Chinese investments in Europe tripled in 2011.
正如一位著名的中国国际关系专家所说，中国人可能认为他们思考问题比美国更“长远”，而美国思考问题更“广泛”，欧洲则更“深入”。但是当面对欧洲的金融危机时，即使中国2011年对欧洲的投资达到之前的三倍，但短期的战术考量似乎是决定中国所作所为的唯一因素。以低廉的价格购买一半的比雷埃夫斯港与其说是从长远角度投资希腊的经济和金融，还不如说是趁火打劫占取便宜。但实际情况是否真的如此？