Fan said China had influenced the US economy because of its massive exports and its significant purchases of Treasury bonds.

The fact that Americans consumed so many Chinese products expedited the outflow of labor-intensive industries from the US and changed its industrial landscape, she said.

Beijing is now Washington's largest foreign creditor, holding $800 billion in US government bonds at the end of September.

"Washington has never been in such a dire need of Chinese funds," she said.

"It wants Beijing to not massively cut the Treasury holding so the US has sufficient capital to continue doling out the ailing financial sector," Fan said.

He Maochun, director of the Research Center of Economy and Diplomacy at Tsinghua University, said Wen is widely believed to be the driving force behind the $586-billion stimulus package launched by Beijing a year ago, which has helped keep Chinese economy afloat during the global economic recession.

Wen's inclusion on the list was welcomed by many Chinese.

"This shows the Chinese economy carries a great deal of weight," a netizen named "dongxue" said on 163.com, a major online news site.

But experts warned that the US might be expecting Beijing to shoulder more responsibility for global finances.

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