归根结底，中国已经作为世界第三大经济体（不久前刚刚取代了德国的位置）重新崛起、成功地将宇航员送入了太空、向非洲之角派遣了先进的海军驱逐舰、并且成为持有美国外债最多的债主。
After all, the Middle Kingdom has re-emerged as the world’s third-largest economy (having recently replaced Germany), sent astronauts into space, dispatched advanced naval destroyers to the Horn of Africa, and become the largest holder of US foreign debt.