For the past year, China, the euro zone, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States have been discussing these plans among themselves and with the IMF. Behind the somewhat forbidding label of “multilateral consultation” are discussions that are the first of their kind, and that have proved to be a promising tool for dealing with an issue of global importance.
在过去一年里，中国、欧元区、日本、沙特阿拉伯和美国相互之间以及与国际货币基金组织讨论了这些方案。在多少有些令人生畏的“多边商讨”的标签背后，它们进行了第一次此类形式的讨论，并且这被证明是处理全球重大问题的一个行之有效的手段。