George W. Bush, embattled at home, tied down in Iraq and watching the clock run out on his presidency, has found a diplomatic crutch in an unlikely place: China.

• 乔治布什在他的任期所剩日子不多；又面临美国国内对他的挞伐；被伊拉克问题紧紧拖累时；却在一个令人意想不到的地方找到了他的外交政策的支撑点:中国.