Forcing China to revalue currency may boomerang: analysts
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US may be barking up the wrong tree by trying to force China to revalue its currency as it could fuel a rise in prices of favorite American products such as the iPhone and even plunge the Asian giant into social unrest, some analysts warned Wednesday.
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