Vigorous liquidity tightening eventually mitigated inflationary pressure, but it also impeded economic growth, which had slowed steadily after peaking at 12.8% in the first quarter of 2010. By the last quarter of 2011, annual growth had slowed to 8.9%, triggering a surge of bearish sentiment about the Chinese economy among foreign pundits.
有力的流动性紧缩措施最终减轻了通胀压力，但它也阻碍了经济增长——经济增长速度在2010年第一季度达到顶峰12.8%后一直稳步下降。2011年的最后一个季度年增长率已经降到了8.9%，导致外国评论家并不看好中国经济形势。