The two sides would only meet indirectly, through middlemen.双方只会通过中间人间接接触。For the Chinese banks , however, acting as middlemen proved less advantageous.然而对于中资银行而言, 担任中间人事实上对它们并不是那么有利.It deals direct with vendors, again a...

n.中间人（middleman的复数形式）...

middlemen的音标：...