"Hype or Hope?"
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Editor's note:Andy Mok是前蘭德公司（美國(guó)非營(yíng)利性全球政策智囊團(tuán)）研究員，也是中國(guó)與全球化智庫(kù)的非常駐研究員。
Four trillion U.S.dollars of planned investments in 65 countries representing 70 percent of the world's population,55 percent of its GDP,and 75 percent of its energy reserves:China's Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)is by far the largest scale global development project in the many thousands of years of human history.
一帶一路倡議計(jì)劃投資65個(gè)國(guó)家，總額達(dá)四萬億美元。這些國(guó)家擁有世界70%的人口，55%的國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值以及75%的能源儲(chǔ)備。該倡議成為人類數(shù)千年歷史中規(guī)模最大的全球發(fā)展項(xiàng)目。
Spanning the entire Eurasian landmass from Eastern China to Western Europe,covering the continent of Africa and the countries of East and Southeast Asia,the BRI has a growing global influence as more and more countries sign up.
從中國(guó)東部到西歐，一帶一路項(xiàng)目橫貫整個(gè)歐亞大陸，且覆蓋非洲大陸、以及東亞和東南亞各國(guó)。隨著越來越多的國(guó)家加入，其全球影響力也與日俱增。
However,some have tried to foment opposition to the BRI by claiming it involves under-the-table dealings and lacks transparency.This is kind of ridiculous.The accusatory voices are loud,but none are backed up with evidence.
然而，一些人卻試圖煽動(dòng)反對(duì)情緒，稱一帶一路涉及暗箱操作，缺乏透明度。這些都是無稽之談。聲音雖大，但都無憑無據(jù)。
Rather than arguing against the accusations,it is better to analyze the reasons behind them.What are the motives of the critics?
與其反駁這些指控，不如分析其背后的原因。批評(píng)者的動(dòng)機(jī)何在？
For many American policymakers,the United States can only feel safe if it maintains its global dominance.Also,many in the U.S.are deeply wedded to the notion that American-style values and governance are not only the best for the U.S,but must also be foisted by persuasion or force on the rest of the world.
對(duì)許多美國(guó)的政策制定者來說，美國(guó)只有一直占據(jù)全球主導(dǎo)地位，才是安全的。此外，許多美國(guó)人也深信，美國(guó)式的價(jià)值觀和治理模式不僅最適合美國(guó)，還應(yīng)軟硬兼施地強(qiáng)加給其他國(guó)家。
The BRI offers countries around the world an alternative development path to the American-led system.
一帶一路為各國(guó)提供了一條新的發(fā)展途徑，使之不再受制于美國(guó)主導(dǎo)的世界體系。
The initiative is creating a vast integrated market centered on the continents of Asia,Europe and Africa that will be many times larger and,in not too distant future,more advanced than that of the U.S.These BRI countries can chart their own course without interference from outside countries.
它正在打造一個(gè)以亞洲、歐洲和非洲大陸為中心的巨大的一體化市場(chǎng)，其規(guī)模將是美國(guó)市場(chǎng)的數(shù)倍，并會(huì)在不遠(yuǎn)的將來比美國(guó)市場(chǎng)更具先進(jìn)性。一帶一路的參與國(guó)可以自主規(guī)劃發(fā)展道路，不受其他國(guó)家干涉。
As these countries become more independent,the U.S.loses influence in the eyes of the international community,and so it is doing all it can to discredit the BRI.
隨著這些國(guó)家愈發(fā)獨(dú)立，美國(guó)逐漸失去其國(guó)際影響力，因此不遺余力地詆毀一帶一路。
Who should you believe?
該相信誰(shuí)？
When words and numbers collide,the numbers win.
口說無憑，數(shù)字為證。
Currently,China's economy is growing three times faster than that of the U.S.In dollar terms,China is adding about 800 billion U.S.dollars per year to the global economy compared to 400 billion U.S.dollars from the U.S.
目前，中國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)速度是美國(guó)的三倍。以美元計(jì)算，中國(guó)每年對(duì)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)的貢獻(xiàn)約為8000億美元，而美國(guó)為4000億美元。
But perhaps more importantly,the Chinese people are happier with their lives and more hopeful about their futures.According to the Pew Research Center,96 percent of Chinese said their standard of living was better than that of their parents and 87 percent said they were satisfied with their country’s direction.
但也許更重要的是，中國(guó)人民覺著自己的生活更幸福，對(duì)未來更滿懷希望。皮尤研究中心(Pew Research Center)的調(diào)查顯示，96%的中國(guó)人認(rèn)為自己的生活水平高于父輩的生活水平，87%的人表示自己對(duì)國(guó)家的發(fā)展方向感到滿意。
The Chinese people also trust their government.According to the Edelman Trust Barometer,in 2018 China topped a 28-market ranking of average public trust in institutions.Moreover,the Chinese people's trust in their government reached the barometer's"highest recorded levels"—84 percent of the general public and 89 percent of the"informed public"trusted China's government.
中國(guó)人民也信任政府。埃德爾曼信任度晴雨表（Edelman Trust Barometer）顯示，2018年，在28個(gè)接受調(diào)查的國(guó)家和地區(qū)中，中國(guó)政府信任度位居榜首，且達(dá)到了晴雨表的“歷史最高水平”：84%的普通民眾和89%的“知情公眾”信任中國(guó)政府。
Trust and confidence in the BRI is spreading beyond China's borders,with Italy recently signing an MOU to join.Other major countries in the EU are likely to follow suit as more and more people learn to discriminate misguided distortions from the actual truth of the BRI.
中國(guó)的倡議開始得到外界越來越多的信任和信心。近期，意大利簽署諒解備忘錄加入一帶一路就是一個(gè)例證。歐盟其他主要國(guó)家也可能會(huì)相繼加入，因?yàn)樵絹碓蕉嗟娜藢W(xué)會(huì)了辨別真?zhèn)?，了解了一帶一路的真?shí)情況。
(責(zé)任編輯：蘇玉梅)
