Secondly, it could also be argued that United States and United Kingdom will not benefit in the long run due to the revaluation of the RMB. This is due to the fact that the real effect of prices in the two countries will move the exchange rate to the previous equilibrium. But in the short run countries trading with china will benefit from the revaluation of RMB. Other factors such as cheap labor and raw material prices also contribute to the cheap value of Chinese goods rather than only currency valuation. Even if the RMB is revalued, and consequently China retaliates through tariffs on the import of goods than this would not benefit United States and United Kingdom, as tariffs would increase the prices of these goods in the Chinese markets. Another measure that the Chinese government could resort to in case of revaluation of RMB is the provision of subsidiaries to its industries. This means that even if the Chinese goods become expensive in the international market on the basis of higher exchange rate of RMB, its effect could consequently be eliminated by the provision of subsidies (Corden 1994). This would decrease the cost of production which means that prices of these goods experience a decline and once again cost the consumers as in the pre-revaluation period.
Another reason for not revaluing the RMB is because the revaluation of RMB will decrease Chinese exports which mean that Chinese national income experiences a fall resulting in a fall in U.S. imports which would consequently cause...
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