但美国也同样需要从中国进口低成本商品，才能维持其收入有限的消费者的收支平衡；美国还依赖中国作为美国国债规模最大的国外买家来协助平衡其长期以来的政府预算赤字。
But the US needs low-cost imports from China to make ends meet for its income-constrained consumers; it also relies on China as the largest foreign buyer of US Treasuries to help fund chronic government budget deficits.