Americanshave been watching with disquiet as Chinahas cosied up to pariah governments in Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Iran to feed its growing hunger forresources.

• 美国人忧虑地注视着中国为满足它日益增长的能源需求而讨好诸如委内瑞拉、巴布韦、丹和伊朗这样的无赖国家。