Above all, it would have enabled the IMF to move beyond being the instrument of status quo powers – the United States and Europe. From an Asian perspective, by defying its European shareholders, the IMF would have gone a long way toward heralding the emergence of a new institution: a truly International Monetary Fund, in place of today’s Euro-Atlantic Monetary Fund.
最重要的是，这将让IMF能够避免沦为现有大势力——美国和欧洲的工具。从亚洲的角度看，否决欧洲股东的IMF将大踏步地脱胎换骨，成为一个新机构：真正的国际货币基金组织，而不再是今天的欧洲-大西洋货币基金组织。