The US Treasury was complaining yet again about the Chinese currency, which had depreciated by 2.4% against the dollar in the first half of 2014, after having appreciated by 37% over the previous eight and a half years. The US State Department and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs were engaged in a war of words over mounting territorial and sea-lane disputes in the East and South China Seas.
对话的气氛非常紧张。美国财政部再一次指责中国货币。自2014年以来，人民币兑美元汇率贬值了2.4%，而在此前的八年半中，人民币升值了37%。美国国务院和中国外交部就东海和南海的领土和航路纠纷打起了嘴仗。