After much international criticism, China announced on June 19 that it would loosen its control over its currency’s peg to the dollar and allow it to appreciate. Kenneth Lieberthal places China’s recent decision in the context of the 2010 G-20 Summit.
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Commentary
China’s Yuan on the Global Stage
June 22, 2010