Viewed from China, the management of the eurozone debt crisis offers a stark contrast to the handling of the 1997-98 east Asian crisis. In that episode, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia were all forced to implement tough austerity programmes imposed by the International Monetary Fund. But these countries also lost no time in restructuring their economies. Within about three years, their economies were back on track. This serves as both a warning and a lesson to the eurozone.
從中國的角度來看,歐元區債務危機的處理方法與1997至1998年東亞金融危機的處理方法有著顯著的不同。在東亞危機中,泰國、韓國和印尼都被迫實施了國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)要求的嚴厲緊縮計劃。但它們也沒有浪費時間,而是緊鑼密鼓地展開了經濟改革。這些國家的經濟在3年左右就回到了正軌。這個例子對歐元區既有警示意義,又有借鑒意義。