Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will cool property prices, resist pressure for the yuan to appreciate and keep inflation at ‘reasonable’ levels.
“Property prices have risen too quickly in some areas and we should use taxes and loan interest rates to stabilize†them, Wen said yesterday in an online interview with the official Xinhua News Agency. China will “absolutely not yield†to calls for currency gains, he said.
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