17 Quotes by Fred Bergsten

It is ridiculous not to have China and India ... on our side of the table in the energy policy debate internationally.

The failure to get progress on the economic issues may undermine the overall relationship and then make it harder to work together on the security concerns.

The failure of China to permit its currency to move, as most other countries in the world are doing, leads to a major protectionist trade reaction here in the United States.

In a matter of years, not decades, the euro will move up alongside the dollar in a bipolar global monetary framework.

In this crucial area, China is not playing by the rules. Failure to get progress on the economic issues will undermine the whole relationship and make it harder to get cooperation on security issues.

The history of U.S. trade policy amply demonstrates that dollar overvaluation and the huge and growing trade deficits that it spawns are by far the most accurate predictors of U.S. protectionism.

The euro will start to challenge the dollar as the world's lead currency as soon as the European Central Bank and the new currency establish their credibility -- which will probably be quite soon.

The main problems that undermine the prospects for a successful Doha round lie outside the negotiations themselves.