When Genghis Khan rampaged across the Asian steppes, the courts of Old Europe barely noticed. This, or something like it, has been the reaction of the US-based powers that dominate the internet to the rise of ecommerce giant Alibaba in the east. Why worry about events in a distant land closed to outsiders, when there are so many other parts of the world to explore and conquer?
当成吉思汗(Genghis Khan)肆虐亚洲草原时，老欧洲的宫廷几乎未有察觉。面对着电商巨头阿里巴巴(Alibaba)在东方的崛起，主宰互联网的美国豪强也是差不多的反应。当世界还有其他许多地方有待探索和征服时，为何要操心一片封闭、遥远的土地在发生什么？
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