China to maintain stable yuan -Premier Wen

20 July 2009 @ 10:38 am EDT

China will maintain a "basically stable" yuan at a reasonable and balanced level, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in a reiteration of the country's long-standing description of its exchange rate policy.


China to maintain stable yuan -Premier Wen
China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) gestures as he speaks to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 13, 2007. Paulson came away from two days of talks on Thursday convinced that China sees the need for a stronger yuan and with a promise that Beijing will open its financial markets a bit wider.
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Wen was speaking to a gathering of Chinese diplomats in Beijing. He also said that China would continue to reform its exchange rate formation mechanism.

The yuan has been virtually pegged to the dollar over the past year as a defence against the financial crisis, but some analysts think that Beijing will resume gradual appreciation next year as the Chinese economy strengthens.

(Reporting by Zhou Xin and Simon Rabinovitch)

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