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How rapidly will China relax capital controls?

China is slowly relaxing its capital controls but unfettered cross-border flows won’t be allowed until the currency floats and the financial sector has been overhauled. This could take a decade, but with many senior officials still ambivalent about the need for change, the wait may be even longer.

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