“The current international currency system is the product of the past.” Thus did Hu Jintao, China’s president, raise doubts about the role of the US dollar in the global monetary system on the eve of last week’s state visit to Washington. Moreover, he added, “the monetary policy of the United States has a major impact on global liquidity and capital flows and therefore, the liquidity of the US dollar should be kept at a reasonable and stable level.” He is right on both points.
“當(dāng)前的國(guó)際貨幣體系是歷史產(chǎn)物。”——中國(guó)國(guó)家主席胡錦濤在對(duì)華盛頓進(jìn)行國(guó)事訪問前夕,對(duì)美元在全球貨幣體系中的作用提出了這樣的質(zhì)疑。此外,他還表示:“美國(guó)的貨幣政策對(duì)全球流動(dòng)性和資本流動(dòng)有著重大影響,因此,美元的流動(dòng)性應(yīng)當(dāng)保持在合理而穩(wěn)定的水平?!彼谶@兩點(diǎn)上都說對(duì)了。