Source: CCTV.com

02-07-2009 11:24

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During his Senate confirmation process, Timothy Geithner, the new U.S.Secretary of  Finance, accused Beijing of manipulating the value of the yuan. This criticism thus ignited a renewed around of debates about China's exchange rate regime.

Though the accusation was regarded as more about politics than anything else, it has led to worries of protectionism and a possible Sina-American spat in the midst of a global slump.

To understand more about the debate about yuan now,the role it plays while nations are struggling to come up with remedies to come out of the financial crisis.