MADRID – In recent years, China’s current-account surpluses – which have averaged almost $220 billion annually since 2000 – have attracted much criticism from the rest of the world. But Germany’s similar-size surpluses – which have averaged about $170 billion since the euro’s introduction in 1999 – have, until recently, largely escaped scrutiny.
马德里—近几年来，中国的经常项目赤字——自2000年以来平均每年可达近2200亿美元——招致世界其他国家的猛烈批评。但德国的盈余与中国规模相当——自1999年引入欧元以来平均每年1700亿美元——却一直没有引起多少关注，直到最近才有所改变。