HONG KONG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A strong U.S. economy is in both Asia's and world's interest, British finance minister George Osborne said on Wednesday in a business speech in Hong Kong.
Osborne, who recently met with Chinese officials in Beijing ahead of the G20 summit in South Korea, called on countries to resist protectionism in all its forms and to reduce trade barriers.
He has also said the G20 meetings need to bolster multilateral cooperation to reduce excessive imbalances.
Chinese officials have been increasingly blunt in their criticism of the loose monetary policies of the United States, warning that Washington could destabilise the global economy and inflate asset bubbles. (Reporting by James Pomfret; Editing by Chris Lewis)