Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/12/13
By: Chiu Po-sheng and Frances Huang
Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) rejected Tuesday an
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accusation by an international business wire that said Taiwan is closer than China to acting as a currency manipulator.
The central bank made the comments after a Bloomberg report said Taiwan is sitting on a large trade surplus by taking advantage of a devalued Taiwan dollar.
The central bank said that Taiwan’s trade surplus with the United States stood at only US$10 billion a year, far smaller than China’s US$300 billion.
Based on the far smaller trade surplus, the central bank contended that Taiwan is far less likely to become a currency manipulator than China. [FULL STORY]
