{"id":7509,"date":"2011-02-05T01:02:14","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T01:02:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-02-05T01:02:14","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T01:02:14","slug":"US-clears-China-of-currency-manipulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=7509","title":{"rendered":"US clears China of currency manipulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The US Treasury cleared China of official accusations of currency manipulation Friday, but said progress toward allowing the yuan to appreciate was &#8220;insufficient.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a report to Congress, the Treasury said that China, eight other countries and the eurozone had not manipulated exchange rates &#8220;for purposes of&#8230; gaining unfair competitive advantage in international trade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Based on the resumption of exchange rate flexibility last June and the acceleration of the pace of real bilateral appreciation over the past few months,&#8221; China&#8217;s behaviour did not qualify under the official definition of manipulation, it said in the long-delayed report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Treasury&#8217;s view, however, is that progress thus far is insufficient and that more rapid progress is needed.&#8221;  It pledged to &#8220;continue to closely monitor the pace of appreciation&#8221; of the yuan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition to China, the Treasury looked at the policies of the eurozone and eight other economies: Brazil, Britain, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan. 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