It would have been the biggest takeover of a foreign company by a Chinese firm, but CNOOC was forced to withdraw by wildly exaggerated fears in America of a Chinese stranglehold on vital resources.

• 这本来将是中国公司对外国公司规模最大的一次接管，但美国担心中国会垄断至关重要的资源，他们的恐慌如此夸张以致中国海洋石油公司被迫放弃了此次收购。