China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism NYT | Top Stories By: Keith Bradsher 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 TimesAn 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’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism NYT | China By: Keith Bradsher 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.