On the western outskirts of Benghazi, hundreds of five-storey, half-built buildings are spread along the road towards the Libyan frontline in Brega.

　　在班加西西郊通往布雷加前線的公路上，沿途可以看到數(shù)百座建了一半的五層建筑物。

　　The west Benghazi project for 20,000 housing units is now under rebel guard, the walls surrounding the vast scheme daubed with anti-Gaddafi graffiti.

　　目前，這個位于班加西西部的2萬套住宅項目處于反政府軍的控制之下，龐大工地周圍的墻上，涂畫著反卡扎菲的標(biāo)語。

　　One of Col Muammer Gaddafi’s mega-projects in the east, the huge, semi-complete site is a valuable reminder of the depth of business relations that tied Tripoli to Beijing.

　　這是穆阿邁爾?卡扎菲(Muammer Gaddafi)位于利比亞東部的超大型項目之一。這個已完工一半的大工地有力地提醒人們，的黎波里與北京之間的商業(yè)關(guān)系是何等緊密。

　　Once one of Col Gaddafi’s closest supporters, China is now shifting its stance as the war moves into its sixth month. Relations are warming between the rebel council and the Chinese government, which has sent a small team from Beijing to keep lines of communication open with the civilian National Transitional Council.

　　隨著戰(zhàn)事進入到第六個月，曾經(jīng)是卡扎菲最親密支持者之一的中國，目前的立場正在發(fā)生轉(zhuǎn)變。利比亞反對派委員會與中國政府之間的關(guān)系正容易升溫。中國政府已派遣了一個小組，與利比亞國家過渡委員會(NTC)保持溝通渠道的暢通。

　　“This is a very important shift from the previous attitude,” says a Chinese foreign ministry official. “They have big investments in Libya and know they won’t be able to protect them once Gaddafi has gone.”

　　一位中國外交部官員表示：“與以往的態(tài)度相比，這是一個非常重要的轉(zhuǎn)變。他們在利比亞有著重大投資，知道一旦卡扎菲下臺，將無法保護這些投資。”

　　Other big projects include the construction of a freight and passenger railway linking the east to the capital.

　　其它大型項目包括連接利比亞東部和的黎波里的貨運及客運鐵路建設(shè)項目。

　　After bilateral visits, China is now preparing to send humanitarian supplies, such as food and medicine, to Benghazi.

　　在雙方互訪后，中國目前準(zhǔn)備向班加西提供人道主義援助，比如食品和藥品。

　　A Chinese official in Benghazi says that Beijing is still encouraging a negotiated solution to the crisis. “Step by step the relationship is developing,” the official says. “We hope Libya can find a political solution – fighting won’t solve anything.”

　　駐班加西的一位中國官員表示，中國政府仍鼓勵通過談判解決危機。該官員表示：“雙方關(guān)系在逐步發(fā)展。我們希望利比亞能找到政治解決方案——戰(zhàn)爭解決不了任何問題。”

　　In the meantime, China is monitoring the situation with a temporary delegation, smaller than the larger, more permanent post set up by strong NTC allies such as the UK, US and France. The housing project, reported to be valued at $6bn, is one of the most valuable emblems of the shifting relationship.

　　與此同時，中國派出一個臨時代表團監(jiān)督利比亞的局勢。與利比亞國家過渡委員會的堅定盟友英國、美國和法國等國相比，中國代表團的規(guī)模較小，也不那么長久。這個據(jù)報道價值60億美元的住宅項目，是雙方關(guān)系逐步改變的最有價值的標(biāo)志之一。

　　In the manager’s office, one of the few buildings in good condition after widespread looting of the site, formal photos of the beaming Chinese management team from 2009 still adorn the walls.

　　經(jīng)理辦公室是工地被洗劫一空后、仍保持良好狀態(tài)的少數(shù)建筑之一。在這個辦公室里，從2009年開始掛在墻上的中國管理團隊笑容滿面的相片，仍掛在原處。

　　“The Chinese are coming back in one or two months,” says one of the foremen, who declined to give his name, referring inquiries to the rebel council.

　　一位不愿透露姓名的工頭從反對派委員會得到了這樣的消息：“中國人將在一兩個月內(nèi)回來。”

　　China State Construction and Engineering Corp was the lead contractor, with US company Aecom as adviser on a project on the contract, reported to be valued at as much as $6bn.

　　中國建筑股份有限公司(China State Construction Engineering Corp)是該項目的主承包商，美國Aecom公司則為這一項目提供顧問服務(wù)。

　　The Chinese official says there may be an agreement with the NTC in the future but he doubts that work will restart until the “situation is calm”.

　　上述中國官員表示，將來可能會與利比亞國家過渡委員會簽署協(xié)議，但他懷疑在“局勢緩和”之前能否復(fù)工。

　　The memory of the 20-day operation to evacuate more than 36,000 Chinese workers on aircraft, ships and buses in March – the largest evacuation of Chinese nationals – remains fresh in the official’s memory. “China will come back to complete some of these projects, but we need stability to come back and complete projects,” he says.

　　他仍清晰地記得今年3月時，在20天內(nèi)通過飛機、輪船和巴士撤離逾3.6萬名中國工人的行動——這是歷史上中國公民最大規(guī)模的撤離行動。他表示：“中國將回來完成其中的某些項目，但我們需要穩(wěn)定才能回來，并完成項目建設(shè)。”