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DemocracyGladiator (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

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ohiocanalgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

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TheSaImonfan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

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TheSaImonfan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The yuan rose to an 18-year-high on Friday, climbing as Vice-President Xi Jinping prepares to step onto a plane for his trip to the United States next week. The People's Bank of China set the yuan's central parity rate against the US dollar at 6.2937 after the rate rose for two consecutive trading days, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

TheSaImonfan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"The exchange rate will see more fluctuations, although the positive outlook for the Chinese economy has sparked expectations of a strengthening of the currency," said Zhuang Jian, senior economist with the Asian Development Bank.

TheSaImonfan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Zhuang predicted the yuan may rise about 3 percent this year. However, that is slower than the 6 percent against the dollar in real terms last year. Deputy Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said on Thursday that Xi's visit is an important opportunity to enhance mutual trust between China and the US. Cui also expected the visit would help remove hurdles from Sino-US trade, including restrictions on US exports of certain high-tech products and obstacles to Chinese investment in the US.

TheSaImonfan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Xi is scheduled to visit the US next week, where he will meet President Barack Obama and other high-level leaders. "The rise largely reflects market supply and demand," said Zhang Jianping, senior economist with the Institute for International Economics Research under the National Development and Reform Commission.

TheSaImonfan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He said the market expects the Chinese currency to rise because the economy remains positive and the government has adopted a rather tight monetary policy. Il Houng Lee, senior resident representative at the Beijing office of the International Monetary Fund, said the currency will go forward over the medium term but in the short term it will see more ups and downs.