plural yuan
1
the basic monetary unit of the People's Republic of China see Money Table compare renminbi
2
: the dollar of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Manipulating the exchange rate would set back efforts to internationalize the yuan.
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William Pesek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Buoyed by a weakening yuan, Chinese manufacturers managed to find buyers overseas in 2024 to compensate for depressed domestic demand by continually reducing prices, analysts said.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Consider China, where bond yields have been tumbling and the Chinese yuan has been sliding against the U.S. dollar for a few weeks now .
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The arrangement significantly increases the power of the Chinese yuan and centers mainland China as a hub of international development and political power.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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William Pesek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Buoyed by a weakening yuan, Chinese manufacturers managed to find buyers overseas in 2024 to compensate for depressed domestic demand by continually reducing prices, analysts said.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Consider China, where bond yields have been tumbling and the Chinese yuan has been sliding against the U.S. dollar for a few weeks now .
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The arrangement significantly increases the power of the Chinese yuan and centers mainland China as a hub of international development and political power.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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Yuan
geographical name
Yu·an
ˈywen 
ˈywän
1
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeast central China flowing from Guizhou northeast to northeastern Hunan
2
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