After all, he reacted to China’s growing activities in Africa – which his officials maintained was “reminiscent of imperialism” – by receiving an official visit in 2006 from Taiwan’s then-President Chen Shui-bian. As the pressure from the rebels grew, Qaddafi’s last hope for maintaining power became China, and so fear of its influence in Africa was brushed aside.
卡扎非在绝望时向中国求救的行为多少有点出人意料。毕竟他本人对中国在非洲日渐频繁的活动——其下属坚称是“帝国主义行为”——的反应就是在2006年接待了时任台湾总统陈水扁的正式访问。随着起义势力所造成的压力越来越大，卡扎菲把维持权力的最后希望放在了中国身上，而对后者染指非洲的忧虑也只能靠边站了。