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PBoC governor blames dollar dominance for trade imbalances

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Central bank (PBoC) governor Pan Gongsheng blames dollar dominance for global trade imbalances. On March 22, Pan gave a speech at the China Development Forum (CDF) on “global economic rebalancing.”

Pan defended China’s growth model and rejected external criticism of its trade surplus, framing it as...



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