Saturday, August 6, 2011

CHINA: "America Needs To Accept The Painful Fact That Good Old Days Are Over"

America's largest creditor, China said it will accelerate diversification away from US treasuries, and that meanwhile it demands reform: "China, the largest creditor of the world's sole superpower, has every right now to demand the United States address its structural debt problems and ensure the safety of China's dollar assets," Xinhua said.

The statement also called for a new global currency: "International supervision over the issue of U.S. dollars should be introduced and a new, stable and secured global reserve currency may also be an option to avert a catastrophe caused by any single country," Xinhua said.

http://www.businessinsider.com/china-debt-addiction-short-sighted-2011-8