中国尤其如此，因为其国内稳定和国际影响力在很大程度上取决于其保持高速经济增长的能力，这就需要日益大量的进口能源和其他天然资源。
This is particularly true for China, because its domestic stability and international influence depend largely on its ability to maintain rapid economic growth, which demands ever-larger quantities of imported energy and other natural resources.