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China Attacks U.S. Dollar

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Proposes new currency as world standard.

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Has the financial crisis inspired China to kick its dollar addiction? The Wall Street Journal reports “China called for the creation of a new currency to eventually replace the dollar as the world's standard, proposing a sweeping overhaul of global finance that reflects developing nations' growing unhappiness with the U.S. role in the world economy.” China is frustrated with its financial dependence on a currency over which it has no control. Russia proposed a similar plan last month.

Read it at The Wall Street Journal