Beijing heavy hitter takes aim at revaluation’s backers – John Garnaut

From The Sydney Morning Herald:

The newest member of the Chinese monetary policy committee will today launch a stinging attack on those calling for a major revaluation of the yuan.

Fan Gang, a Harvard-educated economist who this month joined the People’s Bank of China committee responsible for advising on interest rates and exchange rate settings, says the US dollar, not the Chinese currency, is “a major source of instability”.

“The current problem is not RMB [renminbi, or yuan] revaluation, but dollar devaluation,” he says. “This is the major cause of the current imbalance.” [Full Text]

CDT EBOOKS

Subscribe to CDT

SUPPORT CDT

Unbounded by Lantern

Now, you can combat internet censorship in a new way: by toggling the switch below while browsing China Digital Times, you can provide a secure "bridge" for people who want to freely access information. This open-source project is powered by Lantern, know more about this project.

Google Ads 1

Giving Assistant

Google Ads 2

Anti-censorship Tools

Life Without Walls

Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention

Open popup
X

Welcome back!

CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.