BEIJING – In theory, the difference between capital inflows and outflows in developing countries should be positive – they should be net capital importers, with the magnitude of the balance equivalent to the current-account deficit. Since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, however, many East Asian countries have been running current-account surpluses – and hence have become net capital exporters.
北京——理论上，发展中国家的资本流入和流出之差应该为正——它们应该是资本净进口国，余额应等于经常项目赤字。但是，自从1997—1998年亚洲金融危机以来，许多东亚国家一直拥有着经常项目盈余，成了资本净出口国。