This passionate desire is not surprising. According to the February Consensus Forecasts, the current account surplus of the Asia-Pacific region was $234bn last year, against only $35bn for the eurozone.

• 根据英国consensus Forecasts机构的预测结果，去年亚太地区的经常帐户盈余为2340亿美元，而欧元区盈余只有350亿美元。