As the US stubbornly pursues a policy of containment toward China – exemplified in its fight against the AIIB’s establishment, its relentless accusations of currency manipulation, and its refusal to ratify IMF reforms that would increase China’s influence – it risks losing its ability to shape what comes next. The result could be a world of fragmented blocs – an outcome that would undermine not only global prosperity, but also cooperation on shared challenges.
美国顽固地追求遏制中国——其最近在亚投行的成立过程中从中作梗、其坚持不懈地指责中国货币操纵、其拒绝批准增加中国影响力的IMF都是明证——这有可能使其丧失影响未来世界的能力。其结果可能是一个四分五裂的世界——这一结果不但会破坏全球繁荣，也会破坏面对共同挑战的合作。