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Is China printing Indian currency? China hasn't denied it yet

Is China printing Indian currency? China hasn't denied it yet

By Shiladitya Ray
Aug 14, 2018
03:09 pm

What's the story

China has yet to deny a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) which claimed that China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC) was printing currency notes for India and several other countries.

While the Centre has rubbished the claims, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has asked for a clarification from Piyush Goyal and Arun Jaitley.

As of now, many questions remain unanswered.

SCMP report

What started the controversy

The SCMP quoted CBPMC President Liu Guisheng in its report.

The report stated that printing foreign currency was relatively new for China, and had begun with the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which saw China printing Rs. 100 notes for Nepal from 2015.

Reportedly, the CBPMC expanded on this, and started printing currency for other countries, including India.

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What the CBPMC President had claimed

In an earlier article for China Finance, Liu Guisheng had written that CBPMC had "seized the opportunities brought by the [BRI] initiative and successfully won contracts for currency production projects in a number of countries including Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Brazil and Poland".

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Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor raked up a storm by asking for clarification

Reacting to the SCMP report, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor raked up a storm by asking the Centre for a clarification on Twitter.

Tharoor's concerns about the "impact on national security" was quoted by Chinese state media.

However, Bai Ming, the deputy director of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Cooperation (CAITEC) dismissed Tharoor's concerns saying cooperation with China doesn't pose any security threat.

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Ming assuages Tharoor's concerns about national security

"This statement is very ridiculous. Cooperation with China will not affect the interests of the other party. China has not let other countries be in debt for 'obeying' China. We don't have this ability...The only thing we pursue is mutual benefit," said Ming.

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Reactions

Opposition leaders express concerns over the report

Tharoor wasn't the only one concerned.

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said that the SCMP report, if true, would point toward a "grave breach of national security".

Meanwhile, AAP national spokesperson Raghav Chadha raised further questions: "Was India approached by China, and did we succumb to pressure from them in their bid to increase their global influence?," Chadha asked.

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AAP accuses Modi government of selling India out

"Modi Government puts India's national security and financial sovereignity in danger by outsourcing printing of currency to China."- @raghav_chadha pic.twitter.com/QjmSzXJRkP

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) August 13, 2018
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To conclude

No conclusive answers till China responds

While Ming responded to Tharoor's concerns, Chinese authorities haven't denied the SCMP report yet.

The People's Bank of China, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs have yet to respond to the Hindustan Times' requests for comment.

Till such time China officially responds, it seems that a conclusive answer to whether China is printing Indian currency will remain elusive.

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