An increasingly prosperous China has not only expanded imports from other countries, but is also providing goods that have kept prices lower in the West, despite sharply higher oil prices in recent years. This downward pressure on prices has allowed Western central banks to follow expansionary monetary policies, underpinning higher employment and growth.
但是经济学的确是一个正和游戏。不断繁荣的中国不仅增加了从其他国家的进口，而且，尽管近年来石油价格大幅度上升，它还提供了保持西方低物价的产品。这一压低价格的压力让西方的中央银行实施扩张性的货币政策，巩固了高就业率和经济增长。