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Chris Smith: “By deliberately holding down the value of its currency to boost exports, China has built the largest trade surplus in…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2011
By deliberately holding down the value of its currency to boost exports, China has built the largest trade surplus in history.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes China's currency manipulation and its impact on U.S. trade.

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