美聯儲首次批准中國的銀行收購美國銀行大綱

The U.S. Federal Reserve has given the go-ahead for state-owned Chinese banks to enter the U.S. banking market.

The U.S. central bank on Wednesday approved an application by China's biggest bank - the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China - to buy an 80 percent stake in the U.S. branch of the Bank of East Asia. It is the first time a Chinese state-controlled company has been approved to acquire a U.S. bank.

The landmark step comes days after U.S. and Chinese officials held high-level financial talks in Beijing. U.S. officials said during the talks that China has made progress on a number of issues, including taking steps toward a more open and market-oriented financial system.美國聯邦儲備委員會已經同意中國的銀行進入美國的金融市場。

星期三，美聯儲批准了中國工商銀行收購東亞銀行美國分行80%股份的申請。中國工商銀行是中國最大的銀行。這是中國國營公司首次獲准收購美國的銀行。

在美聯儲做出這一標誌性決定的幾天前，美國和中國官員在北京舉行了高層金融會談，美國官員在會談中表示，中國在一系列問題上都取得了進步，包括採取措施建立更開放的市場主導型金融系統。