China’s $3 Trillion in ‘Shadow Reserves’ Threatens Global Economy: Former US Treasury Official

China’s $3 Trillion in ‘Shadow Reserves’ Threatens Global Economy: Former US Treasury Official
A bank employee counting 100-yuan notes at a bank counter in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China, on June 13, 2023. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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The Chinese regime is hiding trillions of dollars in “shadow reserves,” according to an economist and former Obama-era Treasury Department official.

Brad Setser, who served on President Joe Biden’s 2020 transition Agency Review Team, recently warned that China possesses far more foreign exchange reserves than the regime is reporting. He estimated in The China Project that Beijing likely has roughly $3 trillion “hidden,” something that could threaten the global economy in the future.
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."
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