But self-reliance will be impossible to achieve as long as the rich countries favor free markets and free trade only when it suits them. Even UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned that the unrestrained tide of globalization might not raise all boats, but only the yachts – while overturning a lot of canoes.
但如果富裕国家只支持符合自身利益的自由市场和自由贸易，那自力更生永远都只能是天方夜谭。就连联合国秘书长安南都警告说毫无节制的全球化浪潮不会托起所有的舰艇，只有那些轻便灵活的快艇才能在大浪淘沙中适者生存，而在全球化大潮的洗礼中，许多独木舟都难以逃脱倾覆的厄运。