Nowadays China is one of the world's biggest exporters and attracts record amounts of foreign investment. In turn, China's overseas investment reaches billions of dollars. As a member of the World Trade Organization, China benefits from access to the foreign markets. But relations with trading partners have been tensive because of China's huge trade surplus and the rampant piracy of goods. The trade surplus has led to demands for China to raise the exchange rate of Renminbi, which would make Chinese goods more expensive for foreign buyers and then possibly restrain the exports. Currently, China has responded with a gradual easing of restrictions on trading with Renminbi.
目前，中国是全球最大的出口国之一，吸引了创纪录水平的外国投资额。相应地，中国的海外投资也高达数十亿美元。中国作为世贸组织的一员，因进入外国市场而获益。但由于巨大的贸易顺差（trade surplus）和盗版（piracy）商品的猖獗，中国和贸易伙伴的关系一直处于紧张状态。前者招致了要求中国提高人民币汇率（exchange rate）的呼声，这将使中国商品对外国买家来说更加昂贵，进而可能抑制出口。目前，中国已采取了逐步放宽人民币交易限制的措施。
