THE yuan could appreciate on average by 5% a year in coming years, but a more dramatic rise would be catastrophic for Chinese growth and employment, central bank advisor Fan Gang said yesterday.
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Fan said a revaluation would not reduce China’s trade surplus with the United States and would only encourage more speculative capital inflows betting on further exchange rate gains.
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