Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said he agreed to take measures to alleviate the tension between the United States and China, and at the same time encouraged Washington to take measures to prevent violent confrontation.
According to Bloomberg report, Summers said in an online meeting organized by the video connection of the Romanian news website: "I don't think we will become a Chinese partner soon, but I think it can ease and relax. If we can do it, we can do it.This will be very valuable for the United States, and it will be valuable to the world system. "
The day before, US President Biden and Chinese officials held the first face -to -face meeting since the Sino -US leader's epidemic in Bali, Indonesia.
In the event, Samers was asked how the United States should prepare for the war with China.Samers said that instead of preparing for the war, "I prefer to consider all the ways that can reduce the risk of conflict."
Summers said: "From a financial perspective, these methods include ensuring that we issue relatively long -term debt, not relatively short -term debt. From an economic point of view, this will involve ensuringWe have a very diverse source of goods or service supply, which is important for our economy. "
