While far less of a change than Western officials had been seeking , the move broke a decade-old policy of linking China 's currency system directly with the United States , an approach that had provided Chinese exporters with an advantage over their competitors elsewhere in Asia and had contributed to heightened political and trade conflicts between China and much of the rest of the world .
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