Strategic jousting between china and america .

中国和美国的战略博弈。

That there are tensions between the two political leaders was suggested not just by the jousting over 2012 .

两位领导人之间关系紧张，这一点不仅在2012年的角逐中体现出来。

In recent years , jousting and differentiation among chinese cities has grown quickly .

近年来，中国城市之间的对抗和区别化倾向越来越明显。

Such po-faced obfuscation is standard in corporate jousting around the world .

在世界各地的企业角力中，这种一本正经的否认司空见惯。

The jousting certainly made it important for mr putin to win a convincing mandate in the parliamentary elections , to avoid the appearance of weakness .

显然，这番争斗使得普京很有必要在议会选举中赢得令人信服的授权，以避免表现出弱势。