Re:China surpasses US as world's largest trading nation
by w1ntermute on Saturday January 11, 2014 @01:28PM
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From what I've read, with current Chinese growth trends, that won't happen for another 100 years. Unlike other, smaller East Asian countries (Japan, Taiwan, South Korea) that have grown on the back of export-based manufacturing, China is far too large to base its growth on exports alone.
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Re:China surpasses US as world's largest trading nation
by alexeisadeski3 on Saturday January 11, 2014 @02:56PM
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It may take much longer than that. China's birthrate is low, so the nation may experience severe greying related problems.
India, however...