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China's Vice President Xi is in town: what 6 international newspapers say
Chinese Vice President and presumed leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week. From the increased US militarization of the Asia-Pacific region to China’s human rights record, newspapers across the globe are chiming in with their opinions and expectations for this high-profile visit. Here are a sample of six:
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Five things Obama will do at the UN
President Obama hasn’t had much time lately for anything other than the economy, jobs, and maybe a little worrying about the midterm elections. But he’ll focus a good chunk of this week on foreign affairs when he decamps Washington for the United Nations in New York.
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China's Vice President Xi is in town: what 6 international newspapers say
Chinese Vice President and presumed leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week. From the increased US militarization of the Asia-Pacific region to China’s human rights record, newspapers across the globe are chiming in with their opinions and expectations for this high-profile visit. Here are a sample of six:
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The Vote
Did Donald Trump endorse Mitt Romney because of China?
At first glance Mitt Romney and Donald Trump seem an odd couple. Mr. Trump’s pugnacity is more Gingrichian than Romneyesque. Yet there was Trump bestowing a blessing on a smiling Romney.
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Stefan Karlsson
Chinese foreign reserves are falling
As foreign exchange reserves in other countries fall, the Chinese yuan follows suit
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Senate hits China for 'cheating' to steal US jobs
The Senate voted Monday to advance a bill that would punish China for manipulating its currency to drive exports. If it became law, the bill would risk a trade war over US jobs.
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Stefan Karlsson
Why Romney is wrong about China
China is not "manipulating its currency" any more than the Fed manipulates U.S. currency
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Stefan Karlsson
What's the better austerity: more cuts or more taxes?
Each side can point to examples. But one key is the reaction of the population.
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Bernanke: Federal Reserve not to blame for food price inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed criticisms at the National Press Club in Washington, answering challenges about record-high food and oil prices and the unpopular 'QE2.'
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China-US summit: Will Beijing follow through on economic pledges?
China has offered new promises on intellectual property rights and contract bidding. Also at the summit Wednesday, Obama touted business deals worth $45 billion in US exports.
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ThinkMarkets
What if we reform the whole monetary system?
We could try to solve problems within the current monetary framework, or could discuss alternative monetary regimes.
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When manipulation gets out of hand
China's currency issue and a popular play about the Enron debacle have the Monitor's language columnist thinking about the link between managing and manipulating.
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Stefan Karlsson
Hong Kong, unhitch yourself from falling US dollar
With the Fed easing and the value of the US dollar falling, Hong Kong should peg its currency to the yuan.
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China continues to promise currency flexibility
Currency legislation is moving through Congress. The exchange rate flexibility promised by Chinese officials may not be enough to head off a vote for the US to impose sanctions.
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Five things Obama will do at the UN
President Obama hasn’t had much time lately for anything other than the economy, jobs, and maybe a little worrying about the midterm elections. But he’ll focus a good chunk of this week on foreign affairs when he decamps Washington for the United Nations in New York.
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Obama touts US exports plan again, as voters stew over slow economy
President Obama on Thursday again stressed his commitment to double US exports in five years and, thus, create 2 million jobs. Is a tougher stance toward China part of his plan?
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Stefan Karlsson
Why is there a link between price inflaction and unemployment?
Free market economists and Keynesian economists have weighed in. Here's a new angle.
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China becomes world's second-largest economy but it's far from being a leader
This milestone by China in besting Japan as the world's second-largest economy only adds to the concerns of other Asian nations about China's aggressive expansion. They welcome Obama's shift toward countering China as the dominant player in Asia.
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Stefan Karlsson
Would a floating yuan necessarily appreciate in value?
The fact that the Chinese are increasing their foreign exchange reserves is not by itself proof that the yuan would have a higher value under a pure float scheme.
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Stefan Karlsson
Euro debt panic will have deflationary impact on US
The debt crisis will lower nominal national income while increasing the purchasing power of the US dollar.
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ThinkMarkets
Currency manipulator accusations against China unbalanced
US accusations that China is a currency manipulator do not fairly take into account the export sector and unemployment consequences to China if they unpegged the yuan.
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Stefan Karlsson
For the future of China's currency, see Singapore's
Singapore is allowing its currency to float upward modestly, using a managed float-system that China is also likely to adopt eventually.
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American jobs vs. China's currency: Is the yuan too high?
The value of China's currency, the yuan, is one of the most hotly contested issues in US-China relations. The US says a high yuan is costing American jobs. But it also keeps consumer items, like TVs and computers, inexpensive. Will China soon adjust the value of its currency?
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The Adam Smith Institute Blog
If Chinese currency is manipulated, the US dollar is not?
Every government affects the value of its money. So what distinguishes Chinese currency manipulation from US dollar intervention?
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Chinese currency may rise against US dollar. Good for both nations?
Beijing is expected to let the Chinese currency rise about 3 percent against the US dollar. That could benefit Chinese consumers and help reduce America's large trade deficits.
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Report: China's push to be green tech leader violates WTO accord
China is protecting its green tech energy industries, says a new report by the National Foreign Trade Council. Moreover, Beijing is ordering big state-owned enterprises to favor Chinese manufacturers in their energy purchases, in violation of its WTO commitments, the report finds.
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Stefan Karlsson
Deficit hypocrisy from the left and the right
Liberals and conservatives alike have flip-flopped on the issue of the growing deficit.
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