To be sure, the malaise in the United States and Europe is likely to hurt Chinese exports; but, over the long term, China wants to reorient its economy toward domestic consumption. With the Tea Party wing of America’s Republican Party scaring investors out of the dollar, interest in the Chinese renminbi’s potential as an international reserve currency can only increase.
华盛顿—最近，美国政坛陷入了瘫痪，而欧元区危机好一阵坏一阵，至少从表面上，这是中国的黄金机会。诚然，美国和欧洲的萎靡可能伤及中国的出口；但是，从产期看，中国希望将其经济导向内需。美国共和党中的茶党正在把投资者吓得逃离美元，于是人民币成为国际储备货币的潜力必然日渐提升。