The larger strategic rivalry between the world’s largest autocracy and its biggest democracy has also sharpened, despite their fast-rising trade. In the past decade, bilateral trade has risen more than 20-fold, to $73.9 billion, making it the only area in which bilateral relations have thrived.
虽然两国贸易额迅速上升，世界上最大独裁国家和最大民主国家之间更大规模的军事战略较量也变得更为尖锐了。在过去十年中，双边贸易量已经上升了20倍，达到739亿美元，使其成为唯一一个双边关系蓬勃发展的领域。