China’s currency ambition falters as Trump returns


A person holds Chinese yuan banknotes. — Reuters

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping wants a “powerful currency” that is stable enough to play a rising role in global trade. Donald Trump’s return looks set to challenge that ambition.

The yuan risks years of downward pressure during the second Trump presidency, and the threat of another trade war is already fuelling bets against the currency.

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