Nowhere is that more evident than in China. With private consumption having fallen to a record low of 35% of GDP in 2008 (fully ten percentage points below the Asian norm), China faces major rebalancing imperatives – all the more urgent if post-crisis consumption growth in the West remains weak.
这并不是说亚洲消费者的需求没有增长。但是，经济的增长在很大程度上依赖于出口和固定投资，而这也成为亚洲各国吸收劳动力以及扩大财富的主要方法。在经济危机后的世界——深受美国“消费僵尸”的摧残——以出口为导向的亚洲亟待重新平衡其消费模式。