The Chinese can be forgiven for seeking out a reliable ally on their border. With Russia to the north, rival India to the south, an increasingly defiant North Korea to the east and Afghanistan in the throes of turmoil to the west, good neighbours are in short supply. That Pakistan comes closest to what the Chinese like to call an “all weather friend” shows how poor China’s options are.
中國人在邊境線上尋找可靠的盟友情有可原。北邊是俄羅斯、南邊是對手印度、東邊是日益肆無忌憚的北韓、西邊是動盪不斷的阿富汗,在這種情況下,好鄰居十分短缺。巴基斯坦最接近於被中國稱爲「全天候朋友」,這表明中國的選擇是多麼有限。
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