Workers paint on a wall in central Shanghai October 23, 2009. China's corporate goods price index in September dropped 5.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with August's fall of 7.1 percent, the People's Bank of China said on Thursday.

A woman eats an orange next to a stand displaying counterfeit sunglasses for sale in central Shanghai October 23, 2009.

A bicycle loaded with empty water bottles is seen parked on a sidwalk in central Shanghai October 23, 2009. China's corporate goods price index in September dropped 5.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with August's fall of 7.1 percent, the People's Bank of China said on Thursday.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, left, shake hands with Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan before a meeting with China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, center, at the conclusion of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, in Washington, Wednesday, July 29, 2009.

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Treasury Treasury Timothy Geithner, left, hosts a meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue with China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, center, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at the Treasury Department in Washington.

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, third from right, and Treasury Secretary Treasury Timothy Geithner, second from right, host the first joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2009.

A building worker mixes cement at a new construction site in Beijing's financial district June 2, 2009.

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In this photo released by Colombia's Presidential Press Office, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, right, shakes hands with Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, at the annual Inter-American Development Bank meeting in Medellin, Colombia, Sunday, March 29, 2009.

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In this Nov. 27, 2008 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese flag flutters in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) in Beijing.

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A customer exchanges USD notes at a bank in Beijing on March 24, 2009. China's central bank said it wants to replace the USD as the international reserve currency with a new system run by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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A customer exchanges USD notes at a bank in Beijing on March 24, 2009. China's central bank said it wants to replace the USD as the international reserve currency with a new system run by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Zhang Ping (R), Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission answers a question as Zhou Xiaochuan (L), governor of the People's Bank of China listens at a press conference of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 6,...

A man walks on an overpass Jianguo Road near office buildings in Beijing's central business district, January 6, 2009.

Vehicles drive Jianguo Road in Beijing's central business district, January 6, 2009. Delinquency rates on Chinese banks' property loans remain low, especially for residential mortgages, in spite of a downturn in the real estate market, a central bank official said on Tuesday.

A man walks on an overpass on Jianguo Road near office buildings in Beijing's central business district January 6, 2009.

Construction workers build a new wall at the entrance to a construction site where a new high end residential project is being built in down town Shanghai January 6, 2009.

A construction worker builds up scaffolding at the entrance to a construction site where a new high end residential project is being built in down town Shanghai January 6, 2009.

Construction workers build a new wall at the entrance to a construction site where a new high end residential project is being built in down town Shanghai January 6, 2009.

A migrant construction worker checks heights at a construction site where a new high end residential project is being built in down town Shanghai January 6, 2009.

A man walks past a billboard showing real estate advertisement in Beijing January 6, 2009. Delinquency rates on Chinese banks' property loans remain low, especially for residential mortgages, in spite of a downturn in the real estate market, a central bank official said on Tuesday.

A worker reinforces the scaffolds at a construction site in Beijing January 6, 2009. Delinquency rates on Chinese banks' property loans remain low, especially for residential mortgages, in spite of a downturn in the real estate market, a central bank official said on Tuesday.

A worker moves the scaffolds at a construction site in Beijing January 6, 2009. Delinquency rates on Chinese banks' property loans remain low, especially for residential mortgages, in spite of a downturn in the real estate market, a central bank official said on Tuesday.

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A South Korean bank clerk works next to bundles of foreign currencies at the head office of Korea Exchange Bank in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. South Korea's central bank says it has established a new currency swap agreement with the People's Bank of China.

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A South Korean bank clerk works with bundles of foreign currencies at the head office of Korea Exchange Bank in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. South Korea's central bank says it has established a new currency swap agreement with the People's Bank of China.