China’s willingness to arm and defend African dictators, even in the teeth of UN sanctions, as in Libya, undermines its claim to a “peaceful rise.” Given China’s Libyan duplicity, the world should now determine whether it is a country that obeys international rules only when doing so suits its interests.
中国武装和维护非洲独裁者的意愿，甚至像在利比亚那样罔顾联合国制裁的行为将使其宣称的“和平崛起”大打折扣。鉴于中国在利比亚的两面派行为，全世界如今都应当思考它是否只是个在国际规则符合其利益时才服从这些规则的国家。