Do Not Tell Anyone, But the Case For Naming Taiwan a Manipulator Is Stronger than the Case For Naming China

by Brad Setser
December 5, 2016 | http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2016/12/05/do-not-tell-anyone-but-the-case-for-naming-taiwan-a-manipulator-is-stronger-than-the-case-for-naming-china/

Taiwan has an extremely large current account surplus. Over 14 percent of GDP in 2015, and over 10 percent of GDP since 2012. (See the WEO data or this chart). Relative to its GDP, Taiwan’s current account surplus is far bigger than China’s current account surplus is relative to its GDP. http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2016/12/05/do-not-tell-anyone-but-the-case-for-naming-taiwan-a-manipulator-is-stronger-than-the-case-for-naming-china/