We cannot underestimate the possible loss to the reserves if, in the long run, the United States adopts a weak-dollar policy and we are still maintaining a high level of dollar reserves.

NATO's essentially run by the United States.

With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy.

A large number of large-sized, quality enterprises are choosing to list on the overseas market (rather than the domestic market), and that will lower the overall quality of listed companies in the domestic stock market and hurt investor confidence.

Only propelled by new market factors can the floating band be enlarged.

For both Moscow and Beijing, their fundamental interest is to have a normal working relationship with the United States. The problem is that if you look at the triangular [equation] both Russia and China actually need more from the American side than perhaps from each other.