然而,开采非传统油气资源的最大效益是,取之不尽的廉价天然气有望提振美国的经济竞争力。离岸外包的时代可能被本国生产时代取代。美国的经济增长率将提高,经常账目赤字将缩减。
Europeans are already complaining that cheap US gas is encouraging a flight of energy intensive businesses across the Atlantic. How can, say, Europe’s chemicals producers – buying expensive Russian gas – compete with US rivals guaranteed access to cut-price feedstock.
欧洲人已经在抱怨,廉价的美国天然气正在促使能源密集型的企业向大西洋彼岸转移。购买俄罗斯天然气的欧洲化工企业,怎么能够与坐拥廉价原料的美国企业竞争呢?
The US has challenges aplenty. Large chunks of its infrastructure lie somewhere between creaking and collapse. Political funding rules and gerrymandering have corrupted Washington politics. Spending on health is on an unsustainable trajectory. There are others. But everyone has problems. China faces the immense task of adapting an authoritarian political structure to the demands of a rising middle class. Europe is mired in the euro mess.
当然美国也有诸多的挑战。美国的很多基础设施处于年久失修状态,随时可能瘫痪。政治献金规则和不公正地划分选区,侵蚀了华盛顿的政治。医疗支出正处于不可持续的轨道。还有其它挑战,但各国都有自己的问题。中国面对的艰巨任务是,调整威权的政治架构,使其迎合不断壮大的中产阶层的诉求。欧洲则深陷欧元泥潭。
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