As the world's second largest economy, largest trading nation, and the largest foreign holder of United States (US) government bonds, the People's Republic of China (PRC) needs a currency with international status that can match its economic status in the global economy. However, sequencing is...

The Commission's annual Richard Snape Lecture was presented by Professor Yu Yongding from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Beijing) on 25 November 2009 in Melbourne.In an address titled ‘China's Policy Responses to the Global Financial Crisis' Professor Yu described how the Chinese...