Yuan 低迷s after 中国 脅すs 報復 over 領事館 終結 in U.S.
SHANGHAI, July 22 (Reuters) - 中国's yuan slipped on Wednesday after Beijing 脅すd to 報復する against an order by Washington to の近くに the Chinese 領事館 in the U.S. city of Houston.
A 広報担当者 for 中国's foreign 省 said that the order by the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs was an "前例のない escalation of its 最近の 活動／戦闘s against 中国" and that 中国 would 報復する if the U.S. did not change course.
After 違反ing their highest levels in more than four months against the dollar in morning 貿易（する）, 中国's onshore and 沖合いの／海外の yuan 弱めるd はっきりと on the news, 落ちるing past the closely watched 7-per-dollar level.
The onshore 位置／汚点／見つけ出す yuan ended its 国内の 貿易（する）ing 開会／開廷／会期 at 7.0059 per dollar, its weakest の近くにing level in more than a week. The 沖合いの／海外の yuan stood at 7.0135 per dollar around 0845 GMT, 負かす／撃墜する nearly 0.6% on the day.
"以前, everyone's default 前提 was that there wouldn't be any escalation in political 危険 before September ... the 衝撃 (of this) on the market's previous 期待s for 評価 has been やめる 重要な," a foreign bank 仲買人 said.
The yuan's 低迷 （機の）カム after the 通貨 会社／堅いd to its strongest level against the U.S. dollar in more than four months earlier in the 開会／開廷／会期, nearly recouping all of its losses so far this year.
The dollar had fallen against most 通貨s after European Union leaders agreed on a 地域-wide 救助（する） 計画（する） on Tuesday, 上げるing hopes of an 経済的な 回復, while political 口論する人ing in Washington appeared to be 延期するing the next 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of U.S. 刺激 even as new coronavirus 事例／患者s continued to 開始する.
On Wednesday morning, the dollar 索引 stood 近づく more-than-four-month lows.
With its daily midpoint 率 始める，決める at 6.9718 per dollar, its strongest level since March 12, 位置／汚点／見つけ出す yuan opened at 6.9722 per dollar and 強化するd to a 頂点（に達する） of 6.9649 per dollar, its highest level since March 11, before paring 伸び（る）s.
The 沖合いの／海外の yua n also 攻撃する，衝突する its strongest point since March 11.
Kevin Wu, 長，率いる of 全世界の markets at Hang Seng Bank in Shanghai, said it was important to 監視する the Sino-U.S. 関係, but that he 持続するd his 中央の-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 見解（をとる） of yuan strength.
"Against the 背景 of a 高度に accommodative Fed and the return of 全世界の 危険 appetite, the dollar will remain under 圧力," he said, 追加するing that 中国's stronger 経済的な 回復 and the 比較して high 危険-解放する／自由な 産する／生じる of yuan 資産s would also support the yuan.
(報告（する）／憶測ing by Andrew Galbraith, Jindong Zhang and Winni Zhou; 付加 報告（する）／憶測ing by Xiao Han in Beijing; Editing by Kim Coghill and Rashmi Aich)
