The beneficent effects of China’s engagement in the world economy are felt much more powerfully farther away from China. In that sense, too, there is a parallel with the story of the US, whose leadership was felt much more positively in Europe than it was in Canada, Mexico, or Central America.
但金德博格的理论有一个问题。作为一个友好而又心怀善意的人，金德博格永远不会想到一个事实——这个世界从来不会全心全意地感激任何拯救了它的国家。要知道霸主可是一个吃力不讨好的角色。人们离中国越远，就越容易感受到中国参与为世界经济带来的正面效应。正如欧洲人往往对美国的领导地位予以正面评价，但加拿大，墨西哥和中美洲的人们却不以为然。