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Hate to say that Ambrose is incorrect but he seems to be. Maybe HSBC just wrote a feel-good message for the Chinese.
For a a different view of China as a reserve currency see Michael Pettis on FT multimedia
Just think for a moment If the Yuan is the reserve currency then who does it peg to? Or will this make the Yuan de facto a floating currency? Can China afford this? Or must they still buy dollars?
And if they have to still buy dollars,and for other reasons, they still are not in control of their own destiny.
The Middle Kingdom is still not in the middle. The West still has the top hand.
Basically the Chinese can see that they have no options and they are cornered and enraged
a finance message for the times? –you too can be up a tree and sleeping peacefully.