Obama is right to boast of his success in enlisting China to join serious sanctions on North Korea, but he might be wrong to draw conclusions from this about Iran, a vital strategic partner for the Chinese. Likewise, America’s “reset button” policy with Russia has certainly improved relations with the Kremlin, but it remains highly improbable that the Russians would endanger their privileged relations with Iran by joining an economic siege.
奥巴马夸耀争取到中国参与对北朝鲜的制裁行动再正常不过，但他由此认为在伊朗问题上也能争取到中国的支持却很可能犯了错误。伊朗是中国重要的战略伙伴。同样，美国与俄国“重塑关系”的政策无疑改善了与克林姆林的关系，但争取到俄国加入经济封锁行动，威胁俄伊之间的特殊关系仍然是基本不可能的。