主题：中美经联合体/邪恶轴心被定了名字了： Chimerica -- 非洲母鸡

NF：你知道，Chimerica 这个中美联合的怪物是我一个主要的想法。这是现在，并且在过去十年里支撑国际金融体系的关键。在金钱的崛起结尾，我在思索这种关系能否长久。如果两边闹翻了，那什么赌都甭打了，美国要悬，亚洲更悬。这才是关键。分手了两边都不落好，所以两边都表决心呢。

(从这个角度看)上周小希希访问是中国领导说的贴心话就很有意思了。特别是没几天前该死的刚刚用了吓人的汇率操控来(形容中国)。

Niall Ferguson: As you know, Chimerica – the fusion of China and America – is one of my big ideas. It's really the key to how the global financial system works, and has been now for about a decade. At the end of The Ascent of Money, I speculate about whether or not that relationship will survive. If it breaks down, then all bets are off, for the U.S. and indeed for Asia. I think that's really the key point. Both sides stand to lose from a breakdown of Chimerica, which is why both sides are affirming a commitment to it.”

“It's very interesting that the Chinese in the last week were saying such soothing things around the [Secretary of State Hillary] Clinton visit. This was only days after Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner used the dreaded ‘m' word – currency manipulation.