美国,英国等西方国家在南非有着重要的经济和战略利益。首先,美国,西欧和日本对南非矿产的依赖程度很大。南非的矿产资源极为丰富。不少矿物的蕴藏量在世界名列前茅,已开采的有56种之多,其中20多种是稀有金属。在经济和军事上有很高的价值,具有重要的战略意义。如果这些矿物对美国,西欧和日本的供应遭到破坏,将在它们的经济和战略上造成严重后果。第二,南非是西方国家的重要投资场所和商 Western countries such as the United States and Britain have important economic and strategic interests in South Africa. First, the United States, Western Europe and Japan rely heavily on South African minerals. South Africa’s mineral resources are extremely rich. Many minerals are among the best in the world and have been mined as many as 56 species, of which more than 20 are rare metals. The high economic and military value is of strategic importance. The destruction of supplies of these minerals to the United States, Western Europe and Japan will have serious economic and strategic consequences. Second, South Africa is an important investment site and business for Western countries