for china or the world economy. we believe it's in china's interest to allow the currency to appreciate more rapidly. >> still, ben bernanke with whatever the variables may be, offering a very optimistic outlook for the year ahead. >> we see the economy strengthening. it's looked better in the past few months and we think that the growth number for 2011 seems reasonable. >> joining us now to talk about the issues that will drive this economy and job creation in this country, steve forbes, chairman of forbes and editor in chief for forbes media. how are you? happy new year to you. let's start with china. dan also runs the largest steel company in north america, aggressive in saying listen, china is deliberately manipulating its currency to grow its economy at our expense. beyond that, they don't