Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 6.4

6.4 — practice question

(a)[2]

Describe, using Fig. 1.1, the way the yuan’s value against the US dollar changed from 2014 to 2017.

(b)[4]

The US President threatened to raise protectionism in the US economy. Explain, using a diagram, how one of the protection methods mentioned in the article can operate.

(c)[4]

Explain two effects of the fall in China’s current account surplus for China’s economy.

(d)[4]

Explain two likely reasons why China has chosen a managed float exchange rate system.

(e)[6]

Discuss who would be the winners and the losers from a protectionist ‘trade war’ between the US and China.

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