Of course, faced with the Chinese economic challenge, America would be happy to forge a united front – especially in matters of trade – with the continent that is still the world’s leading commercial power. But Europe’s interest in successfully concluding a proposed EU-US free-trade agreement may be even stronger.
当然，在面临中国经济挑战的环境下，美国乐于与欧洲大陆构筑统一战线——特别是在贸易问题上，而欧洲仍是世界领先的商业势力。但欧洲在成功推行欧盟-美国自由贸易协定方案上的兴趣更大。没有美国的欧洲比没有欧洲的美国更难面对崛起的中国。