Fred Bergsten
Fred Bergsten
C. Fred Bergstenis an American economist, author, and political adviser. He has previously served as assistant for international economic affairs to Henry Kissinger within the National Security Council and as assistant secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He was director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, formerly the Institute for International Economics, from its founding in 1981 through 2012 and is now senior fellow and director emeritus. In addition to his academic work, he...
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It is clear that the G-7 will come in with further intervention. They have made a commitment now and they must follow through.
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The failure to get progress on the economic issues may undermine the overall relationship and then make it harder to work together on the security concerns.
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The failure of China to permit its currency to move, as most other countries in the world are doing, leads to a major protectionist trade reaction here in the United States.