BEIJING: China called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to stick to a commitment to give emerging markets more power at the world body after US lawmakers set back historic reforms meant to give developing countries a greater say.
The remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei were an indirect criticism of the US, the biggest and most powerful IMF member, where lawmakers failed on Monday to agree on key funding measures, though Hong did not mention the US by name.
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