1. Taiwan is a thriving democracy and big trading partner (almost as important as India or Brazil). The explanation is simple and unedifying: the EU is doing China's bidding. 台湾是个极度民主同时也是个巨大的贸易伙伴（几乎就像印度或巴西一样重要）答案很简单却又难以启齿，欧盟在拍中国的马屁。
2. To make sense of it, one must look back in history as these unedifying spats, though disturbing to their citizens and investors alike, are not unique to these two neighbours with close links. 要了解这些毫无意义，对两地人民和投资者造成困惑的争执，得从历史经验里寻找线索。这种情形并不是只发生在关系密切的国家之间。
3. To make sense of it, one must look back in history as these unedifying spats, though disturbing to their citizens and investors alike, are not unique to these two neighbours with close links. 要了解这些毫无意义，对两地人民和投资者造成困惑的争执，得从历史经验里寻找线索，这种情形并不是只发生在关系密切的国家之间。
