All of this could augment Russia’s leverage with China, which has an interest in increasing its influence over Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan, but has subtly sought to exploit Russia’s isolation. Russia’s vast natural-gas wealth also appeals to China, which drove a hard bargain in the two countries’ recently concluded 30-year, $400 billion gas-supply deal.
所有这些都能增加俄罗斯对华关系的筹码，中国也希望增加对伊朗、朝鲜和巴基斯坦的影响力，但同时也在巧妙地利用俄罗斯的孤立。俄罗斯巨大的天然气财富也吸引着中国，最近两国完成了一项为期30年、价值4,000亿美元的天然气供给协议，中国获得了极为优惠的价格。