As respected economist and old Davos hand Fred Bergsten rightly said, this liquidity could lead to a re-coupling of east and west.

CNN: In the Field

Indeed, as APEC falters, Dr Mahathir's original vision seems to be resurfacing after all, according to Fred Bergsten of the Institute for International Economics.

ECONOMIST: It��s security, stupid | The

Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics, and other Washington cognoscenti want this U.S. intervention so our goods will be more affordable abroad.

FORBES: No Greenback Crash

Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

FORBES: Free Trade for Innovation

Fred Bergsten of the Institute of International Economics argues that the problems of adjustment - and the huge trade imbalance - will generate growing protectionist pressures in the US and Europe, undermining support for free trade.

BBC: Analysis

Subramanian and his colleague Fred Bergsten agree.

FORBES: Global Financial Crisis

"A halt in Chinese appreciation would play very badly politically in the United States, especially entering the election year with very slow growth and high unemployment, " said Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington D.

WSJ: Firms, in Shift, See End to Yuan's Steady Gains