But that misses the entire point: surplus countries must contribute no less than deficit countries to global and regional rebalancing, because the world economy cannot export to outer space. This argument was always emphasized when the Chinese surplus was deemed excessive, but it is virtually ignored when it comes to northern Europe.
北欧国家指出，增加工资、提振内需会削弱它们的竞争力、影响贸易盈余。但这纯属无稽之谈：盈余国必须理应在实现全球和地区再平衡方面做出比赤字国更大的贡献，因为世界经济不可能向太空出口商品。在论及中国盈余过量问题时，这一论点一再被强调，但在牵涉北欧国家时，它又被忽略了。