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China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism

8 December 2025 at 12:18
China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

An advertisement for a Xiaomi 17 Pro phone next to an Apple store in Shanghai. The weak value of the Chinese currency has hurt the ability of Chinese consumers to afford foreign brands.

China Has Another Lever to Pull in Showdown With Trump: Factory Lines

21 October 2025 at 17:21
In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation.
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