At this moment, however brief, America’s soft power defeated by a knockout that of China, which less than one day later solemnly – and in the most opaque manner – opened the 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Millions of people around the world would rather experience for themselves an election night like America’s than become a part of China’s long-term plans.
此时此刻，不管多么短暂，美国的软实力被中国的淘汰机制击败了，美国大选结束不到一天，严重不透明的中共十八大开幕了。全世界千百万人民宁愿经历美国式的选举之夜，也不愿变成美国长期计划的一部分。