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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) walks past European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C) and Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China (L) as he proceeds to the podium for his speech at the University of International Business and Economics in...

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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C) answers a question from students as European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China (L) listen to him at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing...

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Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China delivers his speech at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing on February 15, 2012. China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on February 14 his country was ready to increase its participation in efforts to resolve...

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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, second left, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, second right, and China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, center, attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for a euro currency exhibition at the University of International Business...

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China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan reacts after European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso gave a speech on the euro at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Zhou said Beijing has confidence in the euro and...

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso walks past China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, right, after a speech on the euro at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, Wednesday,...

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy listen to China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, unseen, at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Zhou said...

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, speaks as China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, second right, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, right, listen during a speech on the euro at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing,...

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A pedestrian passes a shopping poster on a street in Shanghai on February 15, 2012. China's Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan speaking at the China-EU summit in Beijing expressed confidence in the euro and pledged to continue buying European sovereign debt.

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A hostess walks past the euro sign at an exhibition about currencies in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Beijing has confidence in the euro and will keep buying the debt of European governments.

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The Govenor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan (L) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) President Christine Lagarde (R) discuss before a meeting on the second day of the G20 Summit in Cannes November 4, 2011.

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World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy (L) talks to China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (R) as they arrive for an International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting in Washington, September 24, 2011.

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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) talks to China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (R) as they arrive for an International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting in Washington, September 24, 2011.

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China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (L) and Vice President of Switzerland Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf attend the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting during the annual IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington September 24, 2011.

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China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan arrives for a group photo taking session with other International Monetary Fund (IMF) governors, during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington September 24, 2011.

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People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (R) and Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) speak during a press conference held by BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) members at the IMF Headquarters in advance of the 2011 Annual World Bank - IMF Meetings, in Washington,...

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People's Bank of China Governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, speaks during a press conference held by BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) members at the IMF Headquarters in advance of the 2011 Annual World Bank - IMF Meetings, in Washington, DC, September 22, 2011.

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China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan speaks at the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) finance ministers news conference, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, during IMF/ World Bank annual meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington.

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Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, or the Central bank, attends a conference during the annual meeting of the boards of Governors of the African Development bank group in Shanghai in this May 15, 2007 file photo. China has begun work on an 18-month reshuffle of its...

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China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan attends the signing of a memorandum in Hong Kong in this June 29, 2009 file photo. China has begun work on an 18-month reshuffle of its top economic and regulatory policy officials as part of a leadership transition to a younger generation. ...

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Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L) looks on as National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Zhang Ping chats with Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan (R), during an economic forum in Hong Kong August 17, 2011. Li arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday for a three-day...

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 27: British Chancellor of The Exchequer George Osborne (L) walks with the Governor of China's Central Bank Zhou Xiaochuan, in Downing Street on June 27, 2011 in London, England. British businesses are expected to sign multi-million pound deals when Prime...

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French Economy minister Christine Lagarde (screen) delivers a speech during a press conference gathering Central Bank governors Christian Noyer (C) from France, Mervyn King from Britain (2ndL), Ben Bernanke (L) from USA, Masaaki Shirakawa (3dR) from Japan, Zhou Xiaochuan from China (R) and...

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 20: Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China, speaks during the 2011 Lujiazui Forum at Pudong Shangri-La Hotel on May 20, 2011 in Shanghai, China. The two-day forum opened on May 20 in Shanghai, with the title of 'The Financial System and Its...

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Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (C) smiles while taking his place for the 2011 US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue group photo May 9, 2011 at the State Department in Washington, DC.