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“Russia and China won’t cope without US dollar”

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Published 17 June, 2009, 20:00

Despite calls for less reliance on the Dollar, Russia and China will have to trade and keep reserves in USD for the foreseeable future says Walter Lohman, Director of The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center.

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