跟苏联一样，中国为一些盟友几乎掏空了自己的钱袋，但只能获得有限的利益，同时还在不可持续的军备竞赛中越陷越深。
Like the Soviet Union, China is paying through the nose for a few friends, gaining only limited benefits while becoming increasingly entrenched in an unsustainable arms race.