The increasing role of other powers in the region – Iran and Turkey, but China above all – gives local leaders even more wriggle room, particularly because, as Lukashenka said in characteristically unguarded fashion during a visit to Beijing, “China’s investment has never had any political strings attached.”
其他势力在这一地区影响渐盛——伊朗和土耳其，但最多的还是中国——使得当地领导人有了更多的转圜空间，特别是因为，就像卢卡申科在访问北京时口无遮拦地说，“中国的投资从未附加任何政治条件。”