BEIJING – Ever since US President Barack Obama decided to begin withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, global interest in what role (if any) China will play in determining that war-ravaged country’s future has grown dramatically. After all, China is not merely a neighbor of Afghanistan, but the world’s most important rising power – indeed, a “world power,” as Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff proclaimed in Beijing this past June.
发自北京——自美国总统奥巴马决定从阿富汗撤军以来，全球开始对中国将在这个饱经战乱之国的未来中（如果会的话）扮演何种角色兴趣大增。毕竟中国不仅是阿富汗的邻国，还是全世界最重要的新兴势力——事实上正如美国参谋长联席会议主席迈克·马伦在7月访问北京时所说那样，是一个“世界大国”。