Protectionism, yuan pressure 'unfair': Wen
By Li Xiaokun in Nanjing, Cheng Guangjin in Beijing | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2009-12-01 07:58
Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday rejected "unfair" calls from European countries for faster reform of 皇冠体育app's currency policies, despite lobbying from EU financial chiefs at the weekend.
"Some countries demand the yuan's appreciation while practicing various trade protectionism against 皇冠体育app. It's unfair and actually limits 皇冠体育app's development," Wen told reporters in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, were also at the press conference.
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