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Re:Argentina restricts online shopping as foreign reserves drop by nickff on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @02:26AM (#7101304)
If the exporters are being subsidized, China would have to be depleting its foreign currency reserves for as long as the policy is in place.
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Re:Argentina restricts online shopping as foreign reserves drop by rahimnathwani on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @02:50AM (#7101354)
China's trade surplus was more than 4 _trillion_ USD in 2013.

Exporters use USD (which they receive from overseas buyers) to buy CNY. Those USD add to China's foreign currency reserves.

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Re:Argentina restricts online shopping as foreign reserves drop by tomp on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @04:44AM (#7101717)
No; China is, through it's exporters, getting USD from abroad, not giving it away.
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