Finance official: US poses a dual threat to global stability

Vice-minister singles out plans for Syria and monetary policy

A senior Chinese official has warned that the United States is posing a dual threat to global economic stability with its plans to relax its monetary policy measures and its threats to attack Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons.

Zhu Guangyao, vice-minister of finance, made the warnings prior to the opening of the two-day G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, which ends on Friday. Zhu urged the US to cautiously reshuffle its macroeconomic policy and to contribute more to global economic growth.