US 100-dollar banknotes and Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Korea. Analysts said China is not so worried about the recent rise in the value of the yuan, instead seeing it as an opportunity to push financial reform. Photo: Bloomberg US 100-dollar banknotes and Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Korea. Analysts said China is not so worried about the recent rise in the value of the yuan, instead seeing it as an opportunity to push financial reform. Photo: Bloomberg
US 100-dollar banknotes and Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Korea. Analysts said China is not so worried about the recent rise in the value of the yuan, instead seeing it as an opportunity to push financial reform. Photo: Bloomberg
Laura He
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Across The Border by Laura He

Yuan’s gains an opportunity for China’s central bank to push reform, not a matter of concern

Two recent changes to reserve requirements that make it easier to short yuan raise concerns authorities are worried about the currency’s rise, but analysts see confidence in current exchange rate

Laura He
Laura He

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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US 100-dollar banknotes and Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Korea. Analysts said China is not so worried about the recent rise in the value of the yuan, instead seeing it as an opportunity to push financial reform. Photo: Bloomberg US 100-dollar banknotes and Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Korea. Analysts said China is not so worried about the recent rise in the value of the yuan, instead seeing it as an opportunity to push financial reform. Photo: Bloomberg
US 100-dollar banknotes and Chinese 100-yuan notes at a bank in Korea. Analysts said China is not so worried about the recent rise in the value of the yuan, instead seeing it as an opportunity to push financial reform. Photo: Bloomberg
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Laura He

Laura He

Laura covers capital markets and financial affairs in Hong Kong and China, including major IPOs, corporate finance, investment banking, and equity markets, with an eye on technology and innovation for the Post. Previously, she'd worked for MarketWatch and The Wall Street Journal Digital Network in San Francisco and Hong Kong. She has also worked for Forbes in San Francisco and had stints at Xinhua News Agency as economics editor, anchor and financial correspondent in both Beijing and Hong Kong. She has an MA degree in digital journalism from Stanford University and passed CFA exams.