China Currency Showdown

As many as 3 million jobs are being lost as a result of China's unfair trade practices, including currency policies that make Chinese goods sold here artificially cheap and U.S. goods sold in China more expensive. The posts on this page will help you understand and communicate the connection between China's currency practices and unemployment here at home.


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Currency Imbalances: China’s Problem or Ours?

By Susan Ozawa
March 12, 2010

Leading economists gathered at an EPI event today to discuss our trade deficit and labor problems caused by our imbalance with China. The conversation centered around how this imbalance can be solved by compelling China to appreciate its currency. more »

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Why Won't Obama Label China A Currency Manipulator?

By Dave Johnson
March 11, 2010

There is a great deal of pressure on the Obama administration to declare China as a currency manipulator, and with very good reason: they are manipulating their currency. more »

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Chinese Currency Deflation In Perspective

By Natasha Chart
November 13, 2009

China's artificial currency peg has come to be a problem for many world economies, including neighboring countries in Asia, many of whom now trade more with China than with the US. more »

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What Chinese Currency Manipulation Looks Like

By Eric Lotke
November 12, 2009

As President Obama packs for China, I thought I’d show him a picture of how China is manipulating its currency.

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