However tempting it may be to focus on such questions, they are the wrong way to think about the global economy. There is no reason why some countries should not join both China’s AIIB and America’s TPP, or why overlapping memberships should not expand over time – or, indeed, why the hostesses should not eventually attend each other’s parties.
关注这些问题很有诱惑力，但这些都是思考全球经济的错误思路。没有理由认为某些国家不应该同时加入中国的亚投行和美国的TPP，也没有理由认为成员资格的重合现象不应该随时间的推移而扩大——或者说，事实上，没有理由认为女主人应该永不参加彼此的派对。