Wage-price controls could then be imposed to suppress inflation, just as happened under President Richard Nixon.

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You might expect China to suppress the inflation by tightening the supply of money.

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So although it may continue to worry publicly about inflation, it is unlikely to seek to suppress it with higher interest rates, at least before the end of this year.

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