The underlying theme of last week’s IMF/World Bank spring meetings was rising angst over retreating US leadership. The gathering took place shortly after America’s closest allies, led by Britain, spurned a plea from Washington to boycott the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. More than 50 countries have signed up. Now the US is in danger of inflicting more damage on itself by shutting down its Export-Import Bank.
在上週國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)和世界銀行(WB)的春季會議中,一個潛在主題就是對美國領導力後退的不安——這種不安正日益加劇。就在會議前不久,以英國爲首的許多美國親密盟友,無視了美國政府抵制中國主導的亞洲基礎設施投資銀行(Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank,簡稱亞投行)的請求。超過50個國家已申請加入亞投行。如今,美國卻面臨因關閉其進出口銀行(Export-Import Bank)而進一步損及自身的危險。