The US may oppose any IMF move to elevate the status of the renminbi. It will have to treadcarefully, however. Opposition that was based on the fact that China’s currency is not yet fullyconvertible could well be seen as legitimate. Opposition that looked like little more than anunjustified effort to hang on to a privileged position could end up weakening the US.
美国或许会反对IMF提升人民币地位的任何举动。然而,它将不得不谨慎行事。如果美国反对的事实依据是人民币还不能完全自由兑换,那这很可能被视为是合理的。如果其反对看起来仅仅是为保住特权地位,那就显得没有道理了,最终可能会削弱美国的权力。(根据最新的消息,德国财长表示,七国集团(G7)原则上同意把人民币纳入IMF特别提款权(SDR)货币篮子——编者注)
For the final lesson of the Fifa affair is that America’s power does not just rest on the size of itsmarket or the power of its military. Its justice system also still possesses a moral authoritythat stems from its roots in an open, democratic and law-governed society.
从国际足联事件得出的最后一个结论是,美国的权力不仅仅仰仗其市场规模或军事力量。美国的司法体系也仍然具有道德权威,这种权威源于其根植在一个开放、民主、法治的社会。
The justice dispensed by the US system can seem rough, particularly given its use of threatsand plea bargains. But if the US Department of Justice says there is a serious case to answer,it still carries global credibility. The same benefit of the doubt would not be extended to aprosecutor in Moscow or Beijing.
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