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China's foreign exchange reserves amounted to US$818.9 billion by the end of 2005, up 34.3 percent year on year, the central bank said on Sunday. Last year, China's foreign exchange reserves increased by US$208.9 billion, or US$2.2 billion more than the increase in 2004, according to figures published by the , the central bank. In late December 2005, the exchange rate of US dollar against Chinese currency, the yuan, was one to 8.0702, the bank said. Industry sources predicted that in 2006 China's foreign exchange policies will be more flexible, but the exchange rate will remain basically stable. Besides, efforts will be focused on trying to achieve an international balance of payment. It is estimated that China's trade surplus in 2005 would reach US$100 billion. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange will face a tough task in how to handle the increasing huge reserves of foreign exchange, the sources said. (Xinhua News Agency January 15, 2006)
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