China waleta kindumbwe Ndubwe

Sonara · 2011-10-31T12:00:26+00:00

Dont count on us to help you out of your single-currency hole, China tells Europe We cannot provide a cure for the European malaise ina will ride to the rescue of the single currency were dealt a blow last night after Beijing warned that it will not be Europes saviour. State-run news agency Xinhua said the country cannot provide a cure for the European malaise. It came after European officials begged China for bailout funds to help protect large economies such as Italy and Spain from financial ruin. West to East: EU officials have been refused help by China as the balance of power shifts The decision to ask China for cash was seen as a watershed moment in the shift of economic power from West to East. Opponents of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the move was shocking. Socialist party leader Martine Aubry said: By turning to the Chinese, the Europeans are showing they are weak. The response should have been European. In an English-language commentary, Xinhua said China could not stand by while its largest trading partner foundered. Beijings good-will gesture is a good response to those who see China as a threatening rival to Europe, it wrote. Despite differences in politics, economy and culture, China and the EU are still good friends and partners. Le crunch: Opponents of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the decision to ask China for cash was 'shocking' However, amid such an unprecedented crisis in Europe, China can neither take up the role as a saviour to the Europeans, nor provide a cure for the European malaise. Obviously, it is up to the European countries themselves to tackle their financial problems. But China can do within its capacity to help as a friend. Such commentaries offer an insight into government thinking, even if they do not reflect official policy. Klaus Regling, the head of the European Financial Stability Facility, was dispatched to China last week after the EU unveiled its plan to rescue Greece, shore up the banking system, and increase the size of the bailout fund. It was hoped that China may pump around £60billion into the fund, which is expected to be boosted to 1trillion euro (£877billion). But after a series of meetings, Mr Regling admitted there will be no quick deal with China. Chinas pile of around £2trillion in foreign exchange reserves is the biggest in the world and keeps growing. Analysts estimate that China holds about a quarter of its foreign exchange in euro assets and there are few other places for it to park investments of such a scale A prominent member of Mr Sarkozys centre-right party, former prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, said that making a stand against China was pointless. We cannot go it alone. China has taken over the baton and become banker to the world. Thats the new deal of the 21st century, he said. Mr Sarkozy was also criticised by Left-wing political opponents in France who claimed his enthusiasm for a deal with China showed European weakness.

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Start date Oct 31, 2011

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