earlier on, we wer talki aboupresident hu jintao's visit to the u.s. and chinese currency was a big topic. >> i have been talking business, but also economics. the currency issue remains. manipulation by chinese authorities was a prickly topic. i do not think there will get far with it. as the yuan goes, markets do not expect it will l se significantly against the dollar this year because the chinese are worried about inflation. the smallerurrey would reduce the trade advantage and attract huge amounts of investor cash into china, forcing the government to raise interest rates to counter inflation. meanwhile, china's economy is sizzling. it picked up speed at the end of 2010. >> the construction industry is booming in china, with lots of money in circulation. people are keen to invest in bricks and mortar. economic growth has been bullish over the past few years. it appears set to stay that way this year. the imf forasts that chin' gdp will rise by 9.5%. beijing up interest rates twice in late 2010 in a bid to stop the economy from overheating. >> on t