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TRUMP DROPS THE POWELL PROBE AND PAVES THE WAY FOR A LOYALIST FED CHAIR
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Beijing watches the Fed's politicization as a systemic American vulnerability
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
The South China Morning Post covered the dropped probe and Warsh succession factually but in the framing of broader American institutional politicization. For Beijing, a perceived loss of Federal Reserve independence is a strategic data point: if markets begin to doubt the central bank's autonomy, the dollar's reserve currency status could be weakened — which would serve China's ambition to position the renminbi as a credible alternative.
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