China: Economic relaxations ahead
Written byJohn Kennedy
Simon at Simon World looks at two key parts of Chinese president Hu Jintao's economic concession plan announced today in the midst of Hu's visit to the United States.
“Will it magically reduce the trade surplus problem? In the longer term it should and will,” Simon says. “In the short term, no. In the short term, the problem is Americans (especially government and consumers) spending more than they save. That's not the fault of the Chinese.”
Written byJohn Kennedy
