Back then, “Japan bashing” came to mean the threat of US trade sanctions unless Japan softened competitive pressure on American industries. By 1995, the Japanese economy had become so depressed by the overvalued yen ( endaka fukyo ) that the Americans relented and an&shy;nounced a new “strong dollar” policy.
当前人民币相对美元升值的压力和30年前日本在日元升值上所承受的压力极其相似。当年“排日风潮”的意思是除非日本软化其对于美国产业的竞争压力，否则美国将以贸易制裁相威胁。到了1995年，日本经济在过度升值的日元影响下变得如此低迷，以至于美国也变得温和，并宣布实施新的“强势美元”政策。现在又轮到“排华风潮”了，而其结果的严重程度可能比日本所遭遇的有过之而无不及。