Sun, Dec 05, 2004 - Page 10 News List

China not manipulating exchange rate, US insists

TRADE DEFICIT The US Treasury dismissed complaints from manufacturers, saying that China is laying the groundwork for a market-based flexible exchange rate

NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , WASHINGTON

As evidence that its strategy of financial diplomacy was making progress, the administration said that the Beijing authorities have publicly pledged to push ahead with a market-based exchange rate, though Treasury officials have been berating China for more than a year and the Beijing authorities have refused to say how fast they will move.

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