IMF -- Resident Representative Office in People's Republic of China

Resident Representative for People's Republic of China

Steven Alan Barnett

Senior Resident Representative in China

Office Information

Room 1806, East Tower, Twin TowersNo. B12, Jianguomenwai AvenueBeijing 100022, P.R. China

Email: RR-CHN@IMF.ORG
Tel: +86 10 6505 1155
Fax: +86 10 6505 8580

Steven Alan Barnett, Senior Resident Representative in China: Mr. Barnett recently became the International Monetary Fund’s Senior Resident Representative for China. Prior to that, he worked as an Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director. For much of his career, however, he covered Asia. His positions included Chief of the China Division in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, Assistant Director at the IMF Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo, Resident Representative to China, and Resident Representative to Thailand. Prior to joining the IMF in 1997, he earned his PhD in economics from the University of Maryland. He has a Bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University as well as a Master's degree in Russian and East European Studies, also from Stanford.
Li Xin, Deputy Resident Representative in China: Xin Li is the IMF Deputy Resident Representative for China. Previously, he was a desk economist on Japan and Malaysia in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department based in Washington D.C., where he focused on macroeconomic forecasting, internal and external imbalance, and macro-structural issues while conducting research on unconventional monetary and fiscal policies, corporate saving, migrant labor, and informal economy. Prior to that, he worked as an economist in the IMF’s Office of Risk Management, building risk management tools and monitoring core risks faced by the IMF. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Rice University; he also holds bachelor’s degrees in physics and economics (double major) from Peking University.

Conference

PBC-IMF High-Level Seminar on Green Finance and Climate Policy

April 15-16, 2021 - Beijing, China

More Conferences

China 2020 Economic Health Check

Joint People’s Bank of China-IMF Joint Conference

Books

China Book

Modernizing China: Investing in Soft Infrastructure
Lam, Rodlauer,and Schipke (Eds) 2017

E-books

Opening Up and Competitive Neutrality: The International Experience and Insights for China, 2019
Strengthening Financial and Exchange Rate Frameworks (English version) 2017. See also Chinese version here.
International Monetary System and Experience in Resolving Debt, 2016
Financial Liberalization, Innovation and Stability, 2015
New Issues in Monetary Policy, 2014
Capital Flow Measures, 2013

Asia Book

Frontier and Developing Asia : The Next Generation of Emerging Markets (English Excerpt, Chinese Excerpt), 2015

Useful Information

Publications

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中文

This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in China, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the China and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with China.

China and the IMF Country Page

At a Glance - China and the IMF
News and Highlights

IMF's Work on China
IMF China Working Papers

At a Glance - China and the IMF

Current IMF membership: 190 countries
China joined the Fund in December 27, 1945; Article VIII (December 1, 1996)
At a Glance—China and the IMF
Quota: SDR 9,525,9 million

News and Highlights

Letter from Vitor Gaspar to WANG Jun on China Tax Administration Reform, June 2021

June 16, 2021
E-Book: Opening Up and Competitive Neutrality: The International Experience and Insights for China

September 23, 2019
China’s Monetary Policy Communication: Frameworks, Impact, and Recommendations

IMF Working Paper, November 16, 2018

November 6, 2018
Money, Transformed: The Future of Currency in A Digital World

Finance and Development Magazine, June 2018

May 30, 2018
Macroeconomic and Financial Frameworks for the Successful Implementation of the BRI

A Joint People's Bank of China - International Monetary Fund High-level Conference on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

April 4, 2018

IMF's Work on China

Transcript of IMF Managing Directors Press Briefing on the Global Policy Agenda

April 18, 2024

Transcript of IMF Managing Directors Press Briefing on the Global Policy Agenda
Transcript of Fiscal Monitor April 2024 Press Briefing

April 17, 2024

Transcript of Fiscal Monitor April 2024 Press Briefing
Advancing China’s Sustainable Economic Growth

March 23, 2024

Remarks by the Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the China Development Forum, March 24, 2024, Beijing
Executing a Soft Landing for a Lasting Recovery

March 15, 2024

Today’s gathering comes two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a subsequent energy-price roller coaster, and the advent of a more fragmented global economy. Against this backdrop Europe has done well, because governments acted fast and decisively. Unemployment rates have remained low, inflation has declined sharply, and the EU announced a new accession effort—stemming the tide of fragmentation.
Transcript of IMF Press Briefing

March 7, 2024

Good morning to both those of us here in person and those joining us online. Welcome to the IMF press briefing. I'm Julie Kozak, Director of Communications. As usual, this briefing will be embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.