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When Air Force One touched down in Cambodia this week, Barack Obama became the first US president to visit the country. But during his trip, part of a US attempt to “rebalance towards Asia, Mr Obama bumped up against a rival power. 上周，随着空军一号(Air Force One)降落柬埔寨，巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)成为首位访问柬埔寨的美国总统。奥巴马此行是美国推行亚洲“再平衡(rebalance)战略企图的一部分。不过由于中国的强力影响，奥巴马此行并不顺利。 From the wall of the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh hung a large green banner with the words “Long live the People’s Republic of China. 金边(Phnom Penh)和平宫(Peace Palace)外面的墙上挂着一幅巨大的绿色标语，上面写着“中华人民共和国万岁。 Inside the building, the US president lectured the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on human rights in a meeting aides called “tense. 和平宫内，奥巴马向缅甸首相洪森(Hun Sen)谈了人权方面的问题，他的助理形容这次会谈的气氛有些“紧张。 The power play between Beijing and Washington – which has dominated the region since the second world war – underlines how China’s rise and US attempts to balance it have drawn new dividing lines in Asia. 自二战以来中美之间的较量一直主导着亚太地区的局势。这种较量突出表明，中国崛起以及美国试图平衡该地区格局的努力，导致亚洲出现了新的两大阵营。 | 
