EAST ASIA: 'Mercantilist' label does not fit

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  • Motivations
  • Insurance
  • Sovereignty
  • Domestic conditions
  • China
  • South Korea and Taiwan
  • Japan
  • Scores
  • Reserves/M1 ratio greater than 100%
  • Current account/reserve growth is greater than 50%
  • Discretionary foreign exchange policy
  • Positive spread to US Treasury bill

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