摘要
THE 2011 International Comparison Program(ICP)released by the World Bank in April indicates that China may surpass the U.S.this year as the country with the highest GDP,based on calculations derived from purchasing power parity(PPP).The news immediately gained worldwide attention,especially in major Western media.However,the Chinese
THE 2Oll International Comparison Program （ICP） released by the World Bank in April indicates that China may surpass the U.b. tills year as the country with the highest GDP, based on calculations derived from purchas- ing power parity （PPP）. The news im- mediately gained worldwide attention, especially in major Western media. However, the Chinese governmenthas expressed reservations about this conclusion, dis- puting the method of mea- surement used and having tried to stop publication of this report.
