美国为何如此关注人民币汇率——从《2011货币汇率监督改革法案》谈起

Why the U.S.Pays So Much Attention to RMB Exchange Rate

人民币是否应该升值的问题一直是中美贸易关系中一个十分热门的争论。2011年10月11日,美国国会参议院以63票赞成,35票反对的投票结果通过了《2011货币汇率监督改革法案》,使人民币汇率问题再次成为人们关注的焦点。文章从经济和政治两个角度,探究推动美国参议院通过此法案的现实因素。

Whether the RMB should appreciate is always a heated topic when talked about Sino-U.S.economic and trade relations.On October 11th,2011,U.S.Senate passed Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform of 2011 by 63 votes in favor and 35 votes against it,which made the RMB exchange rate issue the focus of attention.This passage tries to reveal the realistic factors which helped push the Senate to pass this bill from both economic and political angles.