Starting in 1990, the US began to import more and more capital, particularly from Asia. In the 2000’s, China became the prime source of debt financing, and Americans were happy, because it enabled the US Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low.
然而从1990年开始，美国开始引入越来越多的资本，其中大多数来自亚洲。21世纪到来之后中国成为美国债务融资的最大来源国，而美国人对此也乐此不疲，因为这令美联储得以维持一个较低的利率。