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发帖数: 820 | 1 这是美国财政部希望人民币升值还是贬值？弄错了要承认，不要打肿脸充胖子，越描越黑
VOA News
October 31, 2013 12:20 AM
The Obama administration has again criticized China for significantly
undervaluing its currency, but stopped short of labeling Beijing a currency
manipulator.
In its twice-yearly report to Congress on Wednesday, the United States
Treasury acknowledged the value of China's currency, the renminbi, is rising
, "but not as fast or by as much as is needed."
Responding to the report, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying
on Thursday said Beijing had made progress on currency issues. She called
for the U.S. to not disrupt trade relations between the world's two largest
economies.
"In principle, the ratio of China's current account to GDP is declining.
There is no sign of depreciation. China's policy on its exchange rate has
not changed. We hope relevant countries will work with China to ensure the
sound and steady growth of trade relations," said Chunying.
Washington has long accused Beijing of keeping the value of its currency
artificially low, giving Chinese companies an unfair advantage over U.S.
manufacturers. A lower Chinese currency makes Chinese goods cheaper in the U
.S. and American goods in China more expensive.
The Treasury report called the RMB "significantly undervalued." It suggested
China was keeping its currency from strengthening by resuming its policy of
government intervention, specifically, the "large scale purchases of
foreign exchanges this year."
However, the report did not label China a currency manipulator, a
designation that could eventually lead to trade sanctions and would prompt
an angry reaction from Beijing. It said the U.S. will continue to monitor
the pace of RMB appreciation and press for further policy changes.
President Barack Obama has argued that China is more likely to make economic
reforms if the U.S. takes a less adversarial approach. The last time the U.
S. labeled China a currency manipulator was in 1994, under then-President
Bill Clinton. |
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