美国在巴基斯坦的援助和影响力下降 中国插入

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistani leaders often wax lyrical about their "sweeter than honey" relations with all-weather friend China. There's no romance about their marriage of convenience with America.

华盛顿（美联社）——巴基斯坦领导人经常宣称自己与全天候朋友中国的“比蜜还甜”的关系。而与美国的权宜婚姻则没有半点浪漫可言。

As the Trump administration plots its policy toward a key partner, it will find Pakistan being drawn deeper into Beijing's embrace and its promise of $46 billion in energy, infrastructure and industry investments by 2030. The money could transform the Muslim nation's economy.

随着川普政府将政策转向一个关键伙伴，川普政府将会发现巴基斯坦正更深的投入了北京的怀抱以及中国在2030年前向巴基斯坦的能源，基建以及产业投资460亿美元的承诺。

Washington, by contrast, is losing faith in how much its largesse can influence Pakistan. Many frustrated U.S. policymakers see Pakistan as a terrorist haven that some $30 billion in security and economic assistance since the 9/11 attacks has failed to fix. But an American retreat could have broad implications for its ability to maintain stability in a regional powder keg of extremism, weak governance and various potential conflicts.

相反，华盛顿对自己的慷慨援助到底可以在多大程度上影响巴基斯坦已经失去了信心。很多心灰意冷的美国政策制定者视巴基斯坦为恐怖主义者的天堂，自911以来已经向巴基斯坦提供的300亿美元的安全和经济援助都没能解决这个问题。但是美国的撤出可能会对其在这个极端主义，治理薄弱以及各种潜在冲突盛行的地区的维稳能力产生广泛的影响。