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标题[新闻] Clinton Urges Continued Investment in U.S.
时间Mon Feb 23 13:33:12 2009
标题:Clinton Urges Continued Investment in U.S.
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, February 23, 2009; Page A12
BEIJING, Feb. 22 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged
China to keep investing its substantial foreign-exchange reserves in U.S.
Treasury securities, arguing that "we are truly going to rise or fall
together."
China is the biggest foreign holder of U.S. debt, which helped finance the
spending binge the United States went on before the current economic crisis.
Some experts have expressed concern that China's substantial holding of U.S.
debt gives it increased leverage in dealings with Washington because any halt
in Chinese purchases would make it more difficult to finance the government
bailout and stimulus packages.
Clinton, in unusually direct comments during an interview with China's Dragon
TV before returning to Washington, said that reality made it an imperative
for China to keep purchasing U.S. Treasury bonds, because otherwise the U.S.
economy would not recover and China would suffer as well.
"Our economies are so intertwined," she said. "The Chinese know that in order
to start exporting again to its biggest market . . . the United States has to
take some drastic measures with the stimulus package. We have to incur more
debt."
"The Chinese are recognizing our interconnection," Clinton added. "We are
truly going to rise or fall together. By continuing to support American
Treasury instruments, the Chinese are recognizing" that interconnection.
At a joint news conference with Clinton on Saturday, Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi sidestepped a question about whether China was looking for alternative
investments for its foreign exchange reserves. He said China looks for
safety, good value and liquidity for its investments.
Treasury bonds are "a good investment [and] a safe investment," Clinton told
the interviewer Sunday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/22/AR2009022200468.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR
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