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Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan, center, and his delegation arrive at the Treasury Department in Washington Tuesday, July 28, 2009, for meetings with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.

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From left, Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan, Chinese Minister of Finance Xie Xuren, and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, speak together as they gather for a meeting with their U.S. counterparts during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, M...

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Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China gestures during a press conference after he signed a trade financing agreement between China and Hong Kong in Hong Kong Monday, June 29, 2009.

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Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China gestures during a press conference after he signed a trade financing agreement between China and Hong Kong in Hong Kong Monday, June 29, 2009.

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Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China, left, and Joseph Yam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority shake hands after they signed a supplementary memorandum of co-operation, to prepare for the "renminbi" (people's currency) trade settlement between Hong Ko...

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Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China, left, and Joseph Yam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority shake hands after they signed a supplementary memorandum of co-operation, to prepare for the renminbi trade settlement between Hong Kong and mainland China i...

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, answers a question at a news conference during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 6, 2009.

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, reacts at a news conference during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 6, 2009.

Zhou Xiaochuan (L), governor of the People's Bank of China, Zhang Ping (C), head of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission, and Finance Minister Xie Xuren wait for questions at a news conference during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 6, 2009.

Zhou Xiaochuan (L), governor of the People's Bank of China, and Zhang Ping, head of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission, wait for questions at a news conference during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 6, 2009.

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, arrives for a news conference during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 6, 2009.

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, answers a question at a news conference during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 6, 2009.

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, answers a question at a news conference during the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 6, 2009.

People walk past the headquarters of the central bank of the People's Republic of China in Beijing February 16, 2009. China's central bank still has some room to lower interest rates to fight the threat of deflation, vice-governor Yi Gang said.

People past the headquarters of the central bank of the People's Republic of China in Beijing February 16, 2009. China's central bank still has some room to lower interest rates to fight the threat of deflation, vice-governor Yi Gang said.

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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13: Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, delivers a speech at the Caijing Annual Conference 2009 on December 13, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13: Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, delivers a speech at the Caijing Annual Conference 2009 on December 13, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13: Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, delivers a speech at the Caijing Annual Conference 2009 on December 13, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13: Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, delivers a speech at the Caijing Annual Conference 2009 on December 13, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13: Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, delivers a speech at the Caijing Annual Conference 2009 on December 13, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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Li Dongrong, assistant governor of the People's Bank of China (PBC), addresses the opening session of the first Kuwait Financial Forum in Kuwait City on November 1, 2009. The forum aims to discuss the impact of the global financial crisis on Arab economies.

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Li Dongrong, assistant governor of the People's Bank of China (PBC), addresses the opening session of the first Kuwait Financial Forum in Kuwait City on November 1, 2009. The forum aims to discuss the impact of the global financial crisis on Arab economies.

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SHENZHEN, CHINA - OCTOBER 30: Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, gives a speech during the listing ceremony on October 30, 2009 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.

A migrant construction worker walks to carry sand bags into a restaurant under renovation in central Shanghai October 23, 2009.

A paramilitary policeman carries a boy back from school on his bicycle 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.