US urged not to provoke trade war with China分析和总结分析和总结.docx

USurgednottoprovoketradewarwithChina

NEWYORK-AgroupofUSexpertsandbusinessexecutivesFridaycalledonpolicymakersinWashingtonnottoprovokeatradewarwithChina,whichwouldinflictdamagesonbothnations.

ThewarningwasmadeinthewakeofrecentdebatesinUSCongressoveracurrencybillintendedtopressureChinatorevalueitscurrency,whicharousedgreatconcernsamongthe200businessleadersattendingabusinessforumherehostedbytheChinaInstitute.

TheysaiditwouldbeamisguidedattempttoadministerhardpoweragainstWTOguidelinesofpromotingfreetradeiftheCongresspassedthebillandimposedtariffsonChinesegoods.Intheiropinion,tradewarwasdefinitelyshortsighted.

TheexpertsunderscoredtheimportanceofeducatingtheUSpublicabouttherealcausesoftheeconomicslumpintheircountryandnotedthatcooperationwouldbemoreconstructiveasagainsttradewar.

IdontthinkthatgoingafterexchangeratepolicyisaproductivewaytosolveproblemsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.Thereareproblemsbetweenthetwocountries,butexchangerateisthewrongissue,YashengHuang,professorofMITSloanSchoolofManagement,said.

Ithinkthemainproblem(fortheUSeconomicdifficulty)istheirresponsiblebehavioroftheWallStreetandtheexcessivederegulatorydriveinthefinancialservicesector,hesaid.

Today,theUnitedStateshasnationalneeds,Chinahasnationalneedsandtherehavebeenclashesbetweenthetwocountries.ButChinaandtheUnitedStateshaveprovedfor40yearsthattheyhavecommongroundandthattheywanttoworktogetherandIamsurethattheywillcontinuetoworktogether,saidJulieNixonEisenhower,daughteroflateUSpresidentRichardNixonandtrusteeoftheChinaInstitute.

Ourcommoninterestisgrowing,saidKinMoy,USdeputyassistantsecretaryofstate,ashecalledforamorecooperatedandcoordinatedwaytodealwithproblemsbetweenthetwonations.