Now a battered West presents a gratifying target for pent-up contempt.Even the normally cautious government is beginning to flex a little muscle on the world stage.

• 而如今，一个正在遭受折磨的西方为被禁锢的轻蔑提供了合适的靶子，甚至连平时谨小慎微的政府也开始在国际舞台上伸展肌肉。