Cover Turner's visit to lobby

Shoulder the task of multiple us Treasury secretary cover Turner, by special plane landed to Beijing airport, open the trip. One purpose of concern is that, for the two oil importer in Iran sanctions Iran support, and with the related departments of China discusses the technical problem of financial sanctions.

At the same time, the special background of election year in the United States, the exchange rate of the yuan, trade dispute china-us economic and trade issues will also becomes more sensitive.

Economic and trade problems commonplace

Yesterday, cover with China planned Turner vice premier wang qishan dinner at work, then he will accept in today's China's state council premier wen jiabao, Chinese vice President xi jinping and Chinese vice premier li keqiang meeting.

This trip is the cover Turner the state department is responsible for the asia-pacific affairs assistant secretary of state Campbell's visit, years second senior American officials visited China, the former's visit to China embodies the American in the northeast Asian security issues strategic value, cover is for the United States to visit Turner election year of china-us economic and trade relations to pitch: Obama government hopes China will make more in campaign year commitment.

In 2011 years, the house and senate to Obama government in the exchange rate of the yuan and sino-american trade dispute solution of rate and are not satisfactory way. In the end of 2011, the us Treasury report issued by the sixth year exchange rate, not included in China for currency manipulation kingdom, but in its evaluation, still says China's yuan is undervalued, and the United States will "urged the Chinese policy reform, realize more exchange rate flexibility".

But the United States not listed in China for currency manipulation of the kingdom to U.S. domestic manufacturing behavior still group discontent, think that China's undervalued currency just reached through in the trade advantage. In 2011, the yuan to rise by 4.86% against the dollar year-round, and at the end of 2011 (the United States announced not listed in China currency manipulator news) once appreciation to about 6.2.

At the same time, cover Turner's visit to China agenda also covers trade friction problem, which may include China and the United States on chicken and solar panels trade disputes. According to the Wall Street journal reported that sources, Obama plan to set up a government panel to monitor Chinese special in compliance with the American trade treaty of behavior, this behaviour in the year of the campaign with powerful political taste.

According to the plan, the group (or review committee) will include come from the us Treasury, ministry of commerce, the doe and the U.S. trade representative office officials. Supposedly, barack Obama will be released this month in the union announced the decision during, and cover Turner's visit to the, will also discuss the United States with the Chinese government of the motion.

Iran seeks support

As Obama's special envoy, cover Turner coming here another more important task is to: sanctions against Iran to seek support on China, but the task will be much tougher.

The United States trying to limit the Iranian oil income to restrict the government of Iran, to the so-called "prevent it from developing nuclear weapons" purposes. In the December 31, Obama signed a new law sanctions against Iran, and Iran's central bank to trade on the financial institutions to sanctions.

Iran's oil income main financial circulation channels for Iran is the central bank, the United States the new bill will be to break the rules say financial institution in the financial markets in the United States shall be rejected.

At present, the United States has got the support of the European Union. Agreed in principle to to Iran to carry out comprehensive oil embargo, the European Union said yesterday, Iran's oil embargo will agree to the decision of the meeting forward to January 23.

For Iran have may take revenge, for example through the hormuz and lead to global oil prices soared, the Treasury anonymous officials say, if time grasp and implement appropriate stages embargo, can not only doesn't interfere with the international oil markets, but also can force Iran's oil income decrease.

To this, China's foreign ministry spokesman a. i. tauber ed. in January 9, the conference said, the Chinese side has been against country will be their law superior to the international law on, to other countries implement unilateral sanctions.

"With many other countries, China's economic and trade with Iran develop and energy cooperation is normal, open and transparent, do not violate the relevant security council resolutions, do not affect the Chinese side in the non-proliferation position, should not be affected." A. i. tauber ed. said.

And in cover Turner before visit to China, Chinese vice foreign minister cui tiankai met in the media that Iran is China's important supplier of oil but China and Iran's trade with Iran's nuclear program is not any relationship.