China yuan falls in global paymentrankings: SWIFT

环球银行金融电信协会：人民币的全球支付排名下降

China's yuan has dropped to seventh placeamong the world's payments currencies, global transactions organisation SWIFTsaid Monday, even as Beijing tries to push greater international use of theunit.

全球交易组织环球银行金融电信协会周一称中国的人民币在全球支付货币中的排名下降到第七位，尽管中国正在努力推广人民币的国际使用。

The yuan -- also known as the renminbi --held a 1.81 percent share in world payments based on value in February, SWIFTsaid in a statement on Monday, down from 2.06 percent in January, when it stoodin fifth place.

该组织在周一的声明中称人民币的全球支付比例从一月份的2.06%下降到二月份的1.81%，从第五位下降到了第七位。

The Swiss franc and the Canadian dollarovertook the Chinese currency last month, SWIFT data showed.

该机构的数据显示，瑞士法郎和加拿大美元上个月赶上了人民币。

It attributed the weaker showing to the"seasonal effect" of the Chinese New Year, when business slowsbecause of a week-long holiday.

该机构把人民币的比重下降归咎于中国的新年，因为在这一周的假期内所有的商业活动都停止了。

But the demotion also comes amid mountingworries over China's slowing economy, though officials have denied strongcapital outflows.

但是此时也正值人们当心中国经济不断放缓，尽管中国官方否定了资本严重外流。

China keeps a tight grip on the value ofthe yuan out of concerns that unpredictable currency inflows and outflows couldharm the economy and weaken its financial control.

中国依然将人民币的估值仅仅的抓在自己手中，担心不可控制的货币流动将损害中国经济以及削弱其金融控制。

At a meeting with senior Chinese officialsin Beijing, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged them to ease therestrictions.

在北京与中国高级官员会见时，美国财长敦促中国放松对人民币的限制。

"It is critical that China continue tomove to a more market-determined exchange rate and a more transparent exchangerate policy," Lew said.

“中国继续走向一个更多由市场来决定的汇率以及更加透明的汇率政策，这是非常重要的，”他说。

"We look forward to working with Chinaas it continues to deepen its financial reforms and becomes more integratedinto, and assumes greater responsibility in, the global financial system."

“随着中国继续深化金融改革和更多的融入全球金融系统（与此同时承担更多的责任），在这个过程中我们希望能和中国合作。”

Beijing is seeking to make the yuan usedmore internationally in line with its standing as the world's second-largesteconomy. Some analysts predict the unit will one day rival the US dollar.

作为世界第二大经济体，北京希望人民币能在国际中得到更多的使用。一些分析家认为人民币未来将对美元形成竞争。

Although the yuan is not freelyconvertible, China is in talks with the International Monetary Fund for theWashington-based institution to add the yuan to its basket of reservecurrencies.

虽然人民币还不能自由兑换，但是中国正在同国际货币基金组织谈判，希望该组织能将人民币加入到其一篮子除储备货币中去。

Hong Kong, a special administrative regionof China which is considered the business gateway to the mainland, handles morethan 70 percent of global payments in yuan, SWIFT said, but the share of othercountries is growing.

环球银行金融电信协会称，作为通往大陆的商业关口，香港掌握着超过70%的人民币国际支付，但是其他国家的份额也在不断增加。

"Broader support by more countriesbeyond Hong Kong, underlining its international use, suggests the potential forfuture clearing centres and further development of the currency," MichaelMoon, head of payments for Asia-Pacific at SWIFT, said in the statement.

“越来越多国家支持人民币支付，这表明未来可能还会建立更多的人民币结算中心，人民币可能会得到更加广泛的应用，”环球银行金融电信协会亚太区主任Michael Moon说。

Me 15 hours ago

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whether we like it or not Chinese RMB isthe future world currency ,
As China sets up future World Bank in Shanghai and with Germany, the UK,Switzerland France , Brazil , India and world's future economic powerhousesaccepting to trade in Yuan there's no hope for dollars.
Saudi Arabia that has helped us maintain USD as currency for pricing oil issoon to face pressure from China their biggest customer to price oil in RMB orlose business orders. After all Russia is willing to give the oil to China inRMB.
Let's see how our leaders in Washington will handle this

不管我们喜欢与否，人民币将成为未来的世界货币。中国在上海建立了未来的世界银行，德国，英国，法国，瑞士，巴西，印度以及其他未来经济强国都接受人民币进行交易，所以美元已经没有希望了。

沙特帮助我们维持美元成为石油定价货币，但是沙特很快将面临来自中国的压力，因为中国是沙特最大的客户，所以会要求沙特用人民币来定价石油，要不然沙特就没生意做。毕竟俄罗斯愿意通过人民币来给中国提供石油。

看看我们华盛顿的领导人将如何应对。

Maryna 15 hours ago

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Russia and China are WEAK economically& militarily , BOTH will SUFFER the SAME FATE ,because BOTH needs to beREGIME CHANGE , there is NO ROOM for the ROGUE REGIME in a CIVILIZED WORLDHahahahahahahahahaha LooooooooooooooooooL

中国和俄罗斯在经济和军事上都是很虚弱的，二者都将面临同样的命运，因为二者都需要进行政权改变，文明世界是不允许流氓政权的存在的。哈哈哈。

May 14 hours ago

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China has real economy, while westernnations export paper to remain rich. Those papers are coming back home.

中国的经济是真实的，而西方国家通过出口纸币来保持富裕。这些纸币正在回流。

Tony 12 hours ago

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The dollar is good everywhere. Evenbeheading happy terrorists demand ransom in dollars. The Yuan can be as uselessas soon as a few million Chinese storm Beijing and overthrow their Commiemasters. It won't be long before the Chinese people take Mao of their currencyand put a new face on it. The dollar will keep you safe.

美元在哪里都受欢迎，即使是喜欢砍头的恐怖分子也要求美元赎金。只要中国人冲到北京推翻他们的共产主义政权，人民币就会变得一文不值。很快中国人将把毛从人民币上赶下来，用一个新的面孔来替代。所以手中持有美元才是最安全的。

Brian 14 hours ago

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according to SWIFT. Don't forget that theyand Russia are setting up an alternative to SWIFT. I find it interesting thisarticle comes out after they set up the Asian Bank. Couldn't be the media isbeing paid to down play this through casting doubt on the Yuan? Nice try, butit won't work. A new trend is in motion and nothing the whinning US media cando to stop it.

根据环球银行金融电信协会的说法。别忘了中国和俄罗斯正在设立一个新机构替代环球银行金融电信协会。我发现有趣的这篇文章是在亚洲银行成立后才发表出来的。这不可能是媒体收了别人的钱然后写这篇文章来黑人民币吧？很好的尝试，但是没用的。新的潮流正在形成，爱发牢骚的美国媒体是无法阻止的。

Chinh 14 hours ago

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i'd rather barter than take the yuan inpayment, let alone keep my savings in yuans, in a Chinese bank account.
It would be like giving your possessions to a #$%$ in exchange for his piece ofpaper that says the #$%$ will pay you back in gold when you hand him hisprinted paper.

我宁愿实物交易，也不愿意用人民币支付，更别在一家中国银行账户里用人民币进行存款了。

这就好比你把自己的财物交给他们以换取他们的纸币，然后他们说未来你用纸币就可以换回回金子一样。

George 12 hours ago

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The US dollar would have to rate last inall the world currencies,it is just a counterfeit currency worth nothingespecially to a bankrupted nation the US who has a debt of 20 trillion.Get offit US, your days are numbered,

美元在世界货币中应该排在最后一位，美元就是个虚假的货币，一文不值，特别是对于美国这个已经破产的国家来说，美国现在的债务是20万亿，别吹牛了美国，你的好日子屈指可数了。

Resty 15 hours ago

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You really think RMB will be the futureworld currency? in your dreams..

你们还真的以为人民币会成为未来的世界货币？做梦吧。

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