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For starters, the Chinese government has artificially tied the Yuan to the US Dollar in a way that the exchange rate favors the rest of the world out-sourcing their manufacturing to China (i.e. cheap labor).

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So? That is the opposite of "has had nothing to do with [it]".

The parent post was being sarcastic since it's fairly well-known that the Chinese government does not have a 'hands off' approach to their economy.

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