There is little time to waste in internationalizing the renminbi. Given the limited number of currencies that can serve as IVCs, the failure of the renminbi to achieve IVC status before, say, the Indian rupee, the Russian ruble, or the Brazilian real could mean that the renminbi is denied IVC status – and that Shanghai fails to achieve 1-IFC status – for generations, if not forever.
人民币国际化刻不容缓。能成为IVC的货币数量极为有限，如果人民币不能抢在印度卢比、俄罗斯卢布或巴西雷亚尔之前成为IVC将意味着在几代人的时间里（如果不是永远的话）人民币都将失去IVC地位，上海也将无法获得1-IFC地位。