The Large Trade Deficit That the United States Has with China

question 299

Multiple Choice

The large trade deficit that the United States has with China persists in part because

• A)the U.S. economy has grown slowly in recent years.
• B)China has fixed its exchange rate to a basket of currencies that includes the dollar, and has not allowed the yuan to appreciate relative to the U.S. dollar.
• C)China has experienced rapid economic growth over the past decade.
• D)China has recently imposed or increased tariffs on most goods imported from the United States.

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