Nevertheless, because both Hu and Bush fear the economic effects of reducing their country’s carbon emissions, each has hidden behind the non-participation of the other to justify absence from international efforts and failure to assume a global leadership role. Having awakened to the environmental threat, the next challenge for Hu is to begin translating some of China’s new awareness and boldness into its foreign policy – exactly what the US has failed to do.
然而，因为无论是胡锦涛还是布什都担心减少各自国家碳排放量可能带来的经济影响，所以两人都以对方不参与为遮羞布，为自己没有参与国际努力和承担全球领导责任寻找借口，进行辩护。胡锦涛已经意识到环境恶化带来的威胁，其所面临的下一个挑战就是开始将中国新的意识和勇气体现在其外交政策上，这恰恰是美国没有做到的地方。