China and the U.S. are the two largest importers of oil. They are the two largest emitters of carbon.

I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'

Even if you don't have the authorities - and frankly I didn't have the authorities for anything - if you take charge, people will follow.

China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals.

I believe that the root cause of every financial crisis, the root cause, is flawed government policies

I have great, great confidence in our capital markets and in our financial institutions. Our financial institutions, banks and investment banks, are strong. Our capital markets are resilient. They're efficient. They're flexible.

The first priority is to make sure we have capital to continue to have capital available to put into the financial system. That's the first priority.