SHANGHAI – China is increasingly debating whether or not the renminbi should be internationalized, possibly joining the US dollar and the euro as an international vehicle currency (IVC) – that is, a currency that other countries use to denominate the prices of their traded goods and international loans. Related to this is a debate about whether Shanghai can become a first-tier international financial center (1-IFC) like London and New York.
上海—在中国，一场日益激烈的争论是人民币是否应该国际化，加入美元和欧元的行列成为国际媒介货币（international vehicle currency，IVC），即其他国家用来为贸易商品和国际贷款计价的货币。与此有关的一场争论是上海是否能够成为顶级国际金融中心（first-tier international financial center ，1-IFC），与伦敦和纽约相抗衡。