随着中国消费者在国产产品上花费更多、整体消费减少，西方奢侈品牌今年市值蒸发约2800亿美元。
Western luxury brands have lost roughly $280 billion in value this year as Chinese consumers spend more on domestic products but less overall.
随着北京寻求摆脱“中国制造”劣质的声誉，中国生产商正日益在价格和质量两个维度与西方竞争对手抗衡。中国企业在长期由西方公司主导的行业（包括高精度镜头和制药）中获得全球市场份额。这吸引了美国和欧洲投资者的关注。
Chinese producers are increasingly competing with Western challengers not only on price but on quality as Beijing looks to shed the shoddy reputation of “made in China.”Chinese companies are gaining global market share in industries long dominated by Western firms, including high-precision lenses and pharmaceuticals. That has brought interest from US and European investors.
然而，外交关系协会的一位专家认为，中国与西方出口篮子的“飙升式”相似性可能加剧本已高企的贸易紧张局势。
However, the “soaring” similarity in the export baskets of China and the West could add to already high trade tensions, an expert at the Council on Foreign Relations argued.