Mr sarkozy 's visit is being closely watched in china because jacques chirac , his predecessor , was a noted sinophile and critic of us foreign policy .

萨科齐的访问在中国受到了密切关注，因为他的前任雅克希拉克（jacqueschirac）曾是一位著名的亲华派和美国外交政策的批评者。

The country last month elected kevin rudd , a sinophile , as prime minister , but has in the past blocked foreigners from acquiring flagship energy assets .

上个月，对中国持友好态度的陆克文（kevinrudd）当选澳大利亚总理，但澳大利亚过去一直阻止外资收购该国旗舰能源资产。