And yet, when news broke last month that China had officially replaced Japan as the world’s second-largest economy, instead of crowing about surpassing a longtime rival and having the top spot, held by the US, in its sights, the government issued statements emphasizing that theirs remains a “poor, developing” country.
可是当媒体在上月大肆报道中国正式超越日本成为世界第二大经济体的时候，中国政府却没有为压倒一个长期竞争对手，进而剑指美国而欢呼雀跃，而是发布声明强调中国依然是个“贫穷的发展中国家”。