Even by recent standards of electoral pandering, the timing of Barack Obama’s WTO complaint against China was unsubtle. So too was his choice of venue for Monday’s announcement. Ohio may again turn out to be the decisive swing state in this election. Mr Obama’s complaint alleges that China is subsidising its auto-part exports – a sector on which most of Ohio’s remaining industrial base depends. His action was clearly tailored to Ohio concerns.
美國總統巴拉克•歐巴馬(Barack Obama)週一在世貿組織(WTO)對中國提起申訴。即使是考慮到在大選背景下,他需要迎合民衆,這一舉動不論在時機還是地點的選擇上,都有點露骨。俄亥俄州可能再次成爲此次大選中決定性的搖擺州。歐巴馬抱怨說,中國向本國汽車零組件出口行業提供補貼——而俄亥俄州目前尚存的工業主要依賴於汽車零組件行業。歐巴馬此舉顯然是針對俄亥俄州民衆所關切的事情量身打造的。
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