China and Pakistan have closed ranks in a symbolic gesture following the souring of Islamabad’s relations with the US over the killing of Osama bin Laden.
中国和巴基斯坦展现出团结一致的象征姿态。此前，由于击毙奥萨马?本?拉登(Osama bin Laden)一事，巴基斯坦与美国关系恶化。
Wen Jiabao, China’s premier, provided badly needed public support to Pakistan on Wednesday, assuring Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s visiting prime minister, that “no matter what changes might take place in the international landscape, China and Pakistan will remain for ever good neighbours, good friends, good partners and good brothers”.
中国总理温家宝周三提供了巴基斯坦亟需的公开支持。他向到访的巴基斯坦总理优素福?拉扎?吉拉尼(Yusuf Raza Gilani)保证说，“无论国际风云如何变幻，中巴永远是好邻居、好朋友、好伙伴和好兄弟”。
Mr Gilani in turn massaged Beijing’s ego by saying Pakistan would like to see China take a dominant role in world affairs. “I have no doubt that Chinese sagacity and thought will have a profoundly beneficial impact for the mankind, as a whole. We are happy to see China shape the 21st-century world,” Mr Gilani said in Suzhou in eastern China.
吉拉尼则迎合北京方面的自尊心理，称巴基斯坦希望看到中国在世界事务中扮演主导角色。“我深信，中国的睿智和思想将给全人类带来深远的有益影响。我们乐于看到中国塑造21世纪的世界，”吉拉尼在访问华东的苏州期间表示。
China and Pakistan have been firm allies for 60 years but the timing of their meetings this week give their statements of mutual support an extra edge.
中国和巴基斯坦60年来一直是坚定盟友，但两国领导人本周会晤的时机，使他们相互支持的声明具有额外的份量。
China supports Pakistan economically and recently provided a nuclear reactor under a deal criticised in Washington. The two countries also have a growing military co-operation, most importantly focused on a joint fighter jet. They signed agreements to expand banking and mining co-operation on Wednesday.
中国在经济上支持巴基斯坦，最近还提供了一个核反应堆，这笔交易受到美国方面的批评。中巴军事合作也不断发展，最重要的项目是联合开发一款战斗机。周三，两国签署了扩大银行和矿业合作的协议。
But the display of friendship is likely to be seen as a further snub in Washington, where a debate on how far Islamabad can be trusted has been going on since the killing of bin Laden in Abbottabad, a town close to the capital.
但这种友谊的展示很可能被视为对美国的进一步冷落。自本?拉登在巴基斯坦首都附近的阿伯塔巴德被击毙以来，美国方面就一直在辩论能在多大程度上信任伊斯兰堡。
Five US Democratic senators wrote to Obama administration officials on Wed?nes?day pressing for assurances on Pakistan’s commitment to fighting ter- ??rorism before Congress provides billions more in aid.
周三，美国5名民主党参议员致函奥巴马政府官员，敦促对方在美国国会批准巨额后续援助之前，就巴方打击恐怖主义的承诺提供保证。
Talking to the Financial Times this week, Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate armed services committee, said civilian aid should be reconsidered but opposed halting reimbursement to Pakistan’s military for its efforts against Islamist ?militants.
参议院军事委员会(Senate armed services committee)主席卡尔?列文(Carl Levin)本周对英国《金融时报》谈到，美方应当对民用援助进行重新考虑，但他反对停止向巴基斯坦军方提供其打击伊斯兰激进分子所需的经费。
Mr Gilani’s visit might trigger more such unease. He praised the “renaissance of the ancient and glorious” Chinese civilisation with accomplishments in culture and technology, a hint that Beijing could rise to a level where it would be capable of replacing the US.
吉拉尼的中国之行可能引发更多此类不安情绪。他对“古老和灿烂的”中华文明“复兴”、在文化和科技领域取得的成就表示赞赏，暗示中国有望崛起至足以取代美国的水平。
Ahmad Mukhtar, Pakistan’s defence minister, who was also on the trip, said the two government heads discussed the Abbottabad raid. “We told them that our sovereignty had to be accepted by everybody. We will not let anybody come into our territory without announcing who they are,” he said.
随同吉拉尼访华的巴基斯坦国防部长艾哈迈德?穆赫塔尔(Ahmad Mukhtar)表示，两国政府首脑讨论了（美军特种部队越境进入巴基斯坦）在阿伯塔巴德发起突袭一事。“我们告诉他们，我国的主权必须得到所有方面的接受。我们不会让任何人擅自进入我国的领土，”他表示。