More importantly, it is imperative for US policies to be consistent across regions. How can the US Treasury, on the one hand, periodically flirt with labeling China a “currency manipulator” and, on the other hand, condone a similar strategy in oil-exporting countries?
更重要的是，美国在不同地区的政策必须保持一致。一方面，美国财政部不时轻率地给中国贴上“操纵货币”的标签，另一方面，默许石油出口国家同样的策略，美国财政部怎么能这样做呢？