China has vied with western groups in Africa for oil and minerals for the best part of a decade.

过去十年的大部分时间里，中国都在与西方集团争夺非洲的石油与矿产品。

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Western voters may find it intolerable that the likes of China still run big surpluses, thanks in part to those weak currencies.

中国的高额贸易顺差(部分是因为其“软币”)，西方选民可能认为不可忍受。

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Western and Indian analysts worry that China sees Myanmar as part of its so-called “string of pearls” policy of building naval and intelligence bases around the Indian Ocean.

西方和印度分析人士担心中国视缅甸为其称作“珍珠线”政策的一部分，这一政策旨在在印度洋周边修建海军和情报基地。

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