He arrived in Naypyidaw from Laos, as part of a five-nation tour of Asia as the chairman of the Senate subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

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So,it's part of the global package and I expect that in the coming years this revaluation of Asian currency will take place reflecting the rapid growth in Asia, the important yield that capital inflow can find in Asia,and altogether, the increasing weight of Asia in the global economy."

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