BEIJING: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday reassured the Chinese government that its huge holdings of dollar assets are safe and reaffirmed his faith in a strong US currency.
A major goal of Geithner’s maiden visit to China as Treasury chief is to allay concerns that Washington’s bulging budget deficit and ultra-loose monetary policy will fan inflation, undermining both the dollar and US bonds.
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