发自圣塔巴巴拉 — — 在上周收紧了对人民币汇率的管制后，中国实际上已经违背了18个月前游说国际货币基金组织，将人民币列入到决定基金组织创设的综合储备资产“特别提款权”价值的一篮子货币时所许下的承诺。
SANTA BARBARA – Last week, the Chinese government tightened its grip on the renminbi’s exchange rate. China has now effectively reneged on a promise it made 18 months ago, when it lobbied its way into the basket of currencies that determines the value of the International Monetary Fund’s synthetic reserve asset, the Special Drawing Right (SDR).