Until China’s currency joined the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights on Monday the term rarely attracted headlines. This event drew so much attention because many see its inclusion as an acknowledgment of China’s status as a global economic power. The renminbi is the first emerging market currency to be added to the elite basket and the first new one since the SDR’s creation, nearly 50 years ago. For China, it has been a much sought after goal. In financial significance, however, it is still largely symbolic since it will be decades before the renminbi becomes a major international currency.
終于，人民幣加入了國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)的特別提款權(SDR)籃子，在此之前這個術語鮮少成為新聞焦點。此事之所以吸引了眾多關注，是因為許多人將此視作對中國作為世界經濟大國地位的承認。人民幣是這個精英貨幣籃子納入的第一個新興市場貨幣，也是SDR創立近50年來第一個新成員。加入SDR一直是中國孜孜追求的目標，但它從金融意義來說基本仍是象征性的，人民幣要想成為主要國際貨幣還需要幾十年時間。