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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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30 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation alteringtheglobalbalanceofpower Willthey forexample supportsupranationalsupervisionoftheir financialmarketsand inthecaseoftheUSA avoidabusingthestatusofthe dollarasaninternationalreservecurrency Onlyinthiswaywillitbepossibleto avoidthe massivefinancialimbalancesthat madefor massivespeculative bubbles.This would allow complementarily thecontainmentofequally monumentalgrowthinexportsfromdevelopingcountriesaspartofastrategyto amasscurrencyreservestoprotectthemselvesagainstunpredictableassetand currencyfluctuations. WilldevelopedcountriesloosentheirstrangleholdovertheBretton Woods institutions whileatthesametimemakingavailabletoboththeIMFandtheWorld Banktheresourcesnecessarytofinancetheemergencyandlongtermrequirementsof poorregions Onlythuswillincreasinglycomplexandriskyfinancialproductsin mature markets be discouragedinfavouroffosteringinvestmentin highreturn developingmarkets wheregrowthismosturgentlyneeded. Willtheyagreetocovertheretoolingcostsrequiredforemerging countriestochangeovertolow carbontechnologiesandthusboosttheir populationsprosperity withoutdamagingtheglobalenvironment Inother words areindustrialisedcountries whichlaunchedglobalwarmingovertwo centuriesago readytopaythegreaterpartofthebillforrenovatingtheworlds environmentunfriendlyenergygrid Finally aretheypreparedtodoawaywithprotectionistpolicieslargely responsiblefor making agriculturalproductionin many African countries unprofitable Otherwise theseregionswillremainindefinitelysubjecttothe whimsofmarketpricesanddonorgenerosity.Willtheyremoveimporttariffson ethanolgrownindevelopingcountriesandthusallowclean renewableandcheap energy sourcesto come on stream with the added bonus ofgenerating employmentinpoordevelopingregions Theanswertothesequestionswilldeterminethelikelihoodofusmoving awayfromaproductionsystemthatissowastefulandyetcondemnsmillionsthe worldovertosubhumanlivingconditions.Asolutionmustbefound insum to theproblemofhowtodistributemoreequitablytheinevitablecostsofreversing economicandenvironmentaldegradationthataffectseveryone. 7.犐狀狀狅狏犪狋犻狏犲犆狅犪犾犻狋犻狅狀狊 Atatimewhenanewsharingofresponsibilitiesandobligationsiscalled for multilateralinstitutionshaveneverbeen morenecessary.However they