《经济学家》读译参考:要施舍还是要中国1

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Charity or China?要施舍还是要中国？

May 11th 2006 | ASUNCIÓ.N

From The Economist print edition

OF THE 25 countries around the world, all smallish, which choose to recognise Taiwan rather than China, almost half are in Latin America or the Caribbean.（1）In the past, their motives were often rooted in shared anti-communism. Nowadays, it is usually a matter of money. So it is with Paraguay. When Chen Shui-bian, Taiwans president, visited the l________（A） South American republic last weekend he paid homage[1] to the origins of their friendship at a reception, going out of his way to greet the grandson of Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguays fascistic dictator of 1954-89. Then he got out his cheque book.

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