The Western state’s shortcomings are strikingly apparent when compared with robust survivors and adapters in other parts of the world. China represents what might be called the Economic Security State: seeking to channel domestic savings into household consumption to sustain GDP growth and popular support, while using its investment power abroad to secure the commodities and energy that underpin its industrialization.
若与世界其他地区的强大生存者和适应者相比，西方国家的短处凸显无疑。中国可以代表可称为“经济安全国家”（Economic Security State）的国家：试图将国内储蓄引向家庭消费以维持GDP增长和民众支持，同时在海外利用其投资实力确保作为其工业化基础的商品和能源。