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Rebuff for EU in push for strong renminbi

By Patti Waldmeir in Nanjing, China

Published: November 29 2009 17:18 | Last updated: November 29 2009 17:18

European officials on Sunday failed to persuade Beijing to begin strengthening its currency, despite “frank” talks between top officials ahead of Monday’s EU-China summit in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing.

Scarcely a fortnight after Barack Obama, US president, called on his Asian tour for an appreciation of the renminbi, European officials made similarly little progress toward their goal of easing pressure on European exporters from the weak Chinese currency.

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